Engineer/Principal Industrial Engineer Level 2/3

Northrop Grumman•Clearfield, UT

10d•$72,100 - $134,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an Industrial Engineer or Principal Industrial Engineer specializing in Master Production Scheduling (MPS) to support its Master Production Scheduling team within the Industrial Engineering Operations Management group. The position is based on site in Clearfield, Utah, and cannot be performed remotely. The role works closely with other organizations in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and may be filled at Level 2 or Level 3 depending on qualifications. The position develops and coordinates the Master Production Schedule to meet objectives, integrates manufacturing schedules, analyzes production flow and capacity, and develops sustainable models and scheduling tools. It also supports digital transformation, performance measurement, risk analysis, and schedule reporting. A start date for selected candidates will be determined after obtaining U.S. Government Clearance and Special Program Access and is contingent on business needs.

Requirements

For Industrial Engineer Level 2: Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; or a Master's degree and no experience in those fields.
For Principal Industrial Engineer Level 3: Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; or a Master's degree and at least 3 years of such experience; or a Ph.D. and no experience in those fields.
Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES), MRP/SAP/Oracle, or related systems.
Experience leading teams or projects.
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project, including Excel macros and pivot tables.
Experience with data mining or data analysis.
Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Clearance and Special Program Access (PAR) before starting, as required by the business.
Ability to work on site in Clearfield, Utah.
Willingness to travel 25% of the time.
U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

Nice To Haves

Defense industry experience.
Active Secret DoD clearance and Special Program Access.
A Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) degree.
EVMS experience.
Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
At least 4 years of demonstrated engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
Experience improving manufacturing workflow using Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies.
Familiarity with mixed-model manufacturing operations.
Experience with agile project management or development methods.
Strong professional experience designing visualizations in Tableau.

Responsibilities

Prepare, develop, and coordinate the Master Production Schedule to meet objectives.
Ensure manufacturing schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated.
Implement industry scheduling practices, including EVMS, Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Assessment, schedule performance, and schedule health metrics and analysis.
Analyze lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand effectively and efficiently.
Build scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow while accounting for cost, schedule, and resource constraints.
Develop optimized scheduling tools and align SAP/MRP systems with executable plans under varying capacity constraints.
Communicate requirements planning and systems frameworks with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams.
Work with developers to design an interactive user interface for scheduling jobs across cost centers.
Guide digital transformation efforts in alignment with sector and enterprise strategies.
Lead and drive positive change using iterative and agile methodologies.
Create metrics and data visualizations to track performance.
Provide weekly and monthly status updates and reporting.
Track plans and schedules; create, maintain, and validate schedule data.
Perform risk analysis and management.
Identify and resolve critical path and network logic conflicts.
Use Gantt and milestone charts, Earned Value Management, and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage and healthcare benefits.
Life and disability insurance.
Savings plan and 401(k) matching program.
Company-paid holidays.
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
Vice President or Director employees may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Relocation assistance may be available.
Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.