Principal / Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer - 19539

Relocation assistance may be available. Interim Secret clearance required for start. Travel: 10% of the time.

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Responsibilities

• Support production activities for the Transition to Production Team.
• Apply Industrial Engineering fundamentals (Production Intervals, Cycle Time, Takt Time, Standard Hour Content, Time Studies, EVMS, Continuous Improvement, Scheduling, Capacity Analysis, Facility Layouts).
• Understand principles of capacity (efficiencies, standards, constraints).
• Analyze manufacturing flows and their interface with shop floor and Global Supply Chain.
• Create Shop Operation Plans for production units and track daily shop floor performance.
• Develop Recovery Schedules for the production floor.
• Develop labor standards and perform work measurement; create standard hour content for new scope.
• Conduct shop floor time studies on manufacturing and test activities.
• Collaborate with functional teams to understand scheduling requirements at implementation sites.
• Create detailed manufacturing waterfall schedules with setbacks to independent demands.
• Utilize process improvement methodology (e.g., value stream mapping, employee engagement techniques, flow reduction).
• Design and optimize Shop Floor/Facility Layouts.
• Understand cost management principles (Earned Value, Milestone payments).
• Conduct Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) with Suppliers.
• Engage and collaborate with various product teams and functional organizations (from individual contributors to executive staff) to interpret manufacturing facilitation and scheduling requirements.
• Document, track, and monitor problems to ensure timely resolution.
• Coordinate with larger teams at different site locations.
• Create and present technical briefings for upper management and technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field with 5–8 years of relevant experience; 3–6 years with a Master's degree; or 1–4 years with a PhD.
• Experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, production planning, or proposal estimating in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing.
• Experience developing bases of estimate, labor estimates, staffing plans, capacity models, or proposal inputs.
• Strong Excel modeling, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing flow, production scheduling, capacity, and how shop floor execution interfaces with supply chain and quality.
• Department of Defense (DoD) Secret (Interim) security clearance required at start.
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, etc.).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry.
• Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program.
• Knowledge of SAP, MES, AutoCad, and FlexSim (or other discrete simulation programs) tools and concepts.
• Ability to create and automate Industrial Engineering performance metrics.
• Experience with Project Management and manufacturing schedules.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel, Project, PowerPoint, and Visio.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• 401k with company match.
• Educational Assistance.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Health & Wellness Resources.
• Employee Discounts.

Schedule

9/80 schedule: nine-hour days Monday through Thursday, with every other Friday off.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400 – $134,200.
Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700 – $167,500.

Base salary offers consider scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Eligible employees may receive overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.