Senior Industrial Engineer - Production & Systems Optimization

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer (level 2 or 3) to join a dynamic team supporting mission systems. The role focuses on optimizing production flow, cost and schedule tradeoffs, and data-driven process improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates must have STEM degree and EVMS/data analytics experience; US citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a US Secret clearance are required. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science degree in STEM with a minimum of 2 years of Industrial Engineering experience in a manufacturing production environment; OR a Master’s of Science degree; OR a minimum of 6 years of Engineering experience in a manufacturing production environment in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software applications e.g. Excel, Tableau, etc.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with EVMS (Earned Value Management System)
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access
• US Citizenship

Responsibilities

• Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently
• Builds scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints
• Incorporates complex interdependencies within a system to account for the interaction of multiple cost centers, programs, equipment, and tools
• Communicates requirements planning and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams
• Guides digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies
• Leads and drives positive change using iterative and agile methodologies
• Creates new metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance
• Complete time studies and follow through with action items resulting from the study
• Analyzes and designs sequence of operations and work flow to improve efficiencies in plant and production facilities and equipment layouts; and establishes methods for maximum utilization of production facilities and personnel.

Skills

Data mining

Data analysis

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's of Science in STEM

Master’s of Science in STEM

Tools

EVMS

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer (level 2 or 3) to join a dynamic team supporting mission systems. The role focuses on optimizing production flow, cost and schedule tradeoffs, and data-driven process improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Candidates must have STEM degree and EVMS/data analytics experience; US citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a US Secret clearance are required. Travel up to 10% is expected.