Senior Industrial Engineer - Lean & CI, MES Expert

Northrop Grumman; Elkton (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer for its Elkton, Maryland facility. The role focuses on designing workflows and layouts to boost efficiency, leading continuous improvement, and applying data-driven methods to manufacturing processes.

You will collaborate across functions to standardize work, optimize production, and support safety and quality initiatives, with travel 10% and relocation assistance as applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of experience; or Master's with 3+ years.
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance; US citizenship required.
• Experience leading process mapping and optimization efforts.
• Experience with work measurement and standard work methodologies.
• Execution of lean or Six-Sigma projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sequences of operations, workflows, and equipment layouts to improve efficiency, throughput, and productivity.
• Establish methods and standards to maximize utilization of production facilities, equipment, and personnel.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen/AIW, 5S/POU, standard work, TPM, RCCA/defect analysis).
• Use CORE, Tableau, MES data, and simulation tools (e.g., FlexSim) to create visual shop metrics and drive data‑based decisions, forecasting, and roadmaps.
• Develop and implement facility and operating method changes; support accident prevention and safety improvements.
• Lead cross‑functional workshops and training to standardize and sustain improvements across manufacturing, facilities, safety, quality, and supply chain.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Process mapping

Work measurement

Standard work

Lean & Six Sigma

Cross-functional communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Tableau

FlexSim

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer for its Elkton, Maryland facility. The role focuses on designing workflows and layouts to boost efficiency, leading continuous improvement, and applying data-driven methods to manufacturing processes.

You will collaborate across functions to standardize work, optimize production, and support safety and quality initiatives, with travel 10% and relocation assistance as applicable.