Principal Industrial Engineer – Facility Optimization

Northrop Grumman; Palatine Township (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector seeks Principal/Senior Principal Industrial Engineers to join our Facilities Optimization team in Baltimore, Rolling Meadows, IL, or San Diego, CA. You will translate demand signals into layouts, capacity plans, and roadmaps to maximize space utilization and cost efficiency.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Facilities/Real Estate, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance; apply value stream mapping and CAD tools; build data-driven scenarios for

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with facility layout, capacity planning, space utilization, and production flow optimization.
• Experience with industrial engineering methods and tools (e.g., capacity studies, value stream mapping, facility layout & simulation).
• Experience using CAD and/or space planning tools, along with strong data analysis skills to develop and present recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Perform industrial engineering and space planning analyses, including facility recommendations, capacity models, space utilization studies, production layouts, and supporting analytics that inform the Facility Governance Model.
• Develop and maintain tools, models, and documentation for facility roadmaps, historical databases, and standard work supporting industrial engineering and space planning.
• Use historical actuals, capacity and throughput data, space utilization trends, manpower data, and schedule assumptions to create scenario‑based layouts, facility roadmaps, and capital investment recommendations in support of governance reviews and leadership decisions.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Facilities/Real Estate, Security, CIDO, Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, Finance, and other stakeholders to develop credible, executable, and compliant facility options and recommendations aligned to sector strategy.
• Apply industrial engineering methods and tools (e.g., capacity studies, value stream mapping, facility layout & simulation) to improve production flow, space utilization, and overall operational efficiency.
• Prepare and present clear options, trade‑offs, and recommendations that balance near‑term operational needs with long‑term strategic objectives.
• Contribute to frameworks, templates, and analytics that standardize how programs assess capacity, space, and capital needs, and help ensure consistent application across sites and business areas.
• Support the use and continuous improvement of the Facility Governance Model as the decision path for facility‑related requests, changes, and investments.
• Share technical knowledge and provide informal support to engineering, operations, and planning teams on layout optimization, capacity planning, and facility analytics (no direct people‑management responsibility).

Skills

Industrial engineering

Space planning

Data analysis

CAD

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related STEM field

Master’s degree

Tools

CAD

Space planning tools

Excel

BI/analytics tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector seeks Principal/Senior Principal Industrial Engineers to join our Facilities Optimization team in Baltimore, Rolling Meadows, IL, or San Diego, CA. You will translate demand signals into layouts, capacity plans, and roadmaps to maximize space utilization and cost efficiency.

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Facilities/Real Estate, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance; apply value stream mapping and CAD tools; build data-driven scenarios for