Industrial Engineer / Principal Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Palmdale, CA

5d • $83,400 - $155,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring an Industrial Engineer (Level 2) or Principal Industrial Engineer (Level 3) for its team in Palmdale, California. The Industrial Engineering Team supports day-to-day operations and collaborates with other organizations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role focuses on analyzing and improving factory product flow, scheduling, capacity, and shop-floor performance, while supporting digital transformation and organizational change. Travel of at least 10% is required. A DoD Secret clearance is required to start; candidates must be able to obtain or transfer and maintain the required final adjudicated clearance and any necessary program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.

Requirements

• For Industrial Engineer (Level 2): Bachelor's degree and 1 year of technical and/or engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; or a master's degree with no experience.
• For Principal Industrial Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor's degree and 4 years of technical and/or engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; or a master's degree and 3 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; or a Ph.D. with no experience.
• Experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software applications.
• Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain a final adjudicated DoD Secret Security Clearance and any required program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.
• Ability to travel at least 10%.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field.
• Active DoD Secret clearance.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in an aircraft or other manufacturing environment.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including formulas such as VLOOKUP, INDEXMATCH, IF statements, pivot tables, and pivot charts.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Project, including scheduling, resource loading, capacity, and optimization.
• At least 2 years of demonstrated experience leading project teams.
• Experience improving manufacturing workflow using optimization, modeling, or simulation methods.
• Experience with agile project management or development methods.
• Earned Value Management System (EVMS) “Gold Card” experience or training.
• Composite bonding knowledge or experience.
• Familiarity with low observable technologies and techniques.
• Familiarity with aircraft system testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand effectively and efficiently.
• Build scalable, sustainable models to optimize product flow while accounting for cost, schedule, and resource constraints.
• Understand, map, and optimize critical-path product flow through the factory.
• Develop optimized scheduling tools and align SAP/MRP systems with executable plans under varying capacity constraints.
• Incorporate complex interdependencies among cost centers, programs, equipment, and tools.
• Assist with digital transformation efforts aligned with sector and enterprise strategies.
• Lead and drive positive change using iterative and agile methodologies.
• Create metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop-floor performance.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Possible overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus depending on the position.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level