Senior Facilities & Space Planning Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP); Baltimore, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Industrial Engineer in Baltimore, MD, to lead space planning and capacity optimization across facilities. You will translate demand signals into optimized layouts, capacity plans, and roadmaps that maximize space and cost efficiency.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Facilities/Real Estate, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to standardize methods, drive governance decisions, and mentor teams in layout optimization and analytics. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research or related STEM field with 12+ years of experience; Master’s with 10+ years; PhD with 8+ years.
• Experience with facility layout, capacity planning, space utilization, and production flow optimization.
• Experience using CAD and space planning tools, and strong data analysis skills (Excel, BI/analytics).
• Proven ability to partner and influence across Manufacturing, Operations, Facilities/Real Estate, Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as sector-level industrial engineering and space planning expert, developing facility recommendations, capacity models, space utilization studies, and analytics.
• Develop and maintain standard tools, models, and documentation for facility roadmaps and production data.
• Build and maintain models for capacity, space utilization, equipment loading, and operational metrics.
• Use historical data to develop scenario-based layouts and capital investment recommendations.
• Partner with multiple functions to deliver credible facility options aligned to sector strategy.
• Apply IE methods to improve production flow, space utilization, and operational efficiency.
• Prepare options and recommendations for leadership and governance reviews.
• Develop frameworks to standardize capacity, space, and capital assessments.
• Support the Facility Governance Model as the decision path for facility requests.
• Provide mentorship on layout optimization and facility analytics.

Skills

Facility layout

Capacity planning

Space utilization

Production flow optimization

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering

PhD in related STEM field

Tools

CAD

Space planning tools

Excel

BI/analytics tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Industrial Engineer in Baltimore, MD, to lead space planning and capacity optimization across facilities. You will translate demand signals into optimized layouts, capacity plans, and roadmaps that maximize space and cost efficiency.

You will partner with Manufacturing, Facilities/Real Estate, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to standardize methods, drive governance decisions, and mentor teams in layout optimization and analytics. U.S.