Staff Industrial Engineer, Facilities & Space Planning

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 154,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Staff Industrial Engineer in Baltimore, MD to shape facility layouts and capacity planning, aligning production space with strategic goals. You will lead data-driven analyses, develop roadmaps, and partner across Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering and Finance to drive informed decisions.

You will leverage expertise in capacity studies, layout optimization, and simulation to deliver credible, actionable options that balance short-term operational needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related STEM field with 12+ years of exp; Master’s 10+ yrs; PhD 8+ yrs.
• Experience with facility layout, capacity planning, space utilization, and production flow optimization.
• Industrial engineering methods and tools including capacity studies, value stream mapping, facility layout & simulation.
• CAD/space planning tools and strong data analysis skills (Excel, BI) to present recommendations.
• Ability to influence across Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Leadership.
• U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a Secret clearance with SAP access.

Responsibilities

• Serve as sector-level IE and space planning expert, creating facility recommendations and capacity models.
• Develop and maintain tools and docs to support facility roadmaps and governance.
• Build models for capacity, space utilization, and production metrics to inform capital planning.
• Translate demand signals into layouts and roadmaps that maximize space and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with multiple functions to align options to sector strategy.
• Apply IE methods (capacity studies, value stream mapping, simulation) to improve flow and efficiency.
• Present options and trade-offs to leadership and governance teams.
• Develop frameworks to standardize capacity and capital assessments across sites.
• Support Facility Governance Model as the authoritative decision path.

Skills

Facility layout

Capacity planning

Space utilization

Production flow optimization

Industrial engineering methods

CAD tools

Data analysis

Cross-functional influence

Leadership presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related STEM

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (relevant)

Tools

CAD tools

Space planning tools

Excel

BI/analytics tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks a Staff Industrial Engineer in Baltimore, MD to shape facility layouts and capacity planning, aligning production space with strategic goals. You will lead data-driven analyses, develop roadmaps, and partner across Manufacturing, Facilities, Engineering and Finance to drive informed decisions.

You will leverage expertise in capacity studies, layout optimization, and simulation to deliver credible, actionable options that balance short-term operational needs