Senior Principal Industrial Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Sr Principal Industrial Engineer (Level 4) to join our manufacturing engineering team. The role centers on analyzing production flows, building scalable models, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Required: BS in STEM with 8+ years (MS with 5+ years or 12+ years experience in lieu of degree); 1+ year with data mining/analysis/visualization tools (Excel, Tableau); EVMS; ability to obtain US Secret clearance;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in STEM with 8+ years of IE experience in manufacturing production; OR Master's with 5+ years; OR 12+ years in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software (Excel, Tableau).
• Minimum 1 year of experience with EVMS.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Secret Security Clearance and US Citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet demand.
• Builds scalable, sustainable models to optimize product flow under cost and resource constraints.
• Communicates planning requirements with IT, ERP, analytics, and data science teams.
• Leads digital transformation and agile change initiatives in production environments.
• Creates metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance.
• Performs time studies and suggests actionable improvements.

Skills

Data mining

Data analysis

Data visualization

EVMS

Education

Bachelor's of Science in STEM

Master's of Science in STEM

Engineering experience in manufacturing (in lieu of degree)

Tools

Excel

Tableau

EVMS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in San Diego, CA, seeks a Sr Principal Industrial Engineer (Level 4) to join our manufacturing engineering team. The role centers on analyzing production flows, building scalable models, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment.

Required: BS in STEM with 8+ years (MS with 5+ years or 12+ years experience in lieu of degree); 1+ year with data mining/analysis/visualization tools (Excel, Tableau); EVMS; ability to obtain US Secret clearance;