Industrial Engineer - Energetics 3/4

Northrop Grumman • Elkton, MD

1d • $98,900 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer for its Propulsion Systems and Controls facility in Elkton, Maryland. The facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems for government and commercial customers, and supports offsite engineering and test facilities.

The engineer analyzes and designs production workflows, operating sequences, and equipment layouts to improve efficiency, throughput, and producibility in plant and solid rocket motor production operations. The role establishes methods to maximize use of facilities, equipment, and personnel; leads continuous improvement; and uses production data and manufacturing execution system (MES) integration to remove bottlenecks, standardize processes and metrics, and sustain improvements. It also develops and implements facility and operating-method changes, supports accident prevention, and recommends production training programs. The position may grow into a continuous-improvement and producibility champion and shop-systems expert.

The position is available at Principal or Sr. Principal level, depending on qualifications. Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance and be U.S. citizens. Because the role falls under a federal explosives license for the location, hires must submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is 10%.

Requirements

• For Principal level: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of experience, or master's degree and at least 3 years of experience.
• For Sr. Principal level: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of experience, or master's degree and at least 6 years of experience.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship is a prerequisite.
• Experience leading process mapping and optimization efforts; for Sr. Principal, experience leading multi-area or site-level efforts.
• Experience with work measurement and standard work methodologies.
• Execution of lean or Six Sigma projects or initiatives.
• For Sr. Principal level, leadership or mentorship of early-career engineers.
• Ability to translate analytical results into implementable improvements in production operations.
• Ability to work with significant independence in determining and developing approaches to solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical approaches clearly, influence cross-functional teams, prioritize high-return improvements, and drive actions to closure.
• Ability to represent the organization in providing solutions to challenging technical issues in projects and production operations.
• Ingenuity and creativity in resolving novel or high-impact manufacturing, cost, and safety performance issues.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's and/or master's degree in Industrial Engineering.
• Active Secret or higher clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and design operating sequences, workflows, and equipment layouts using value stream mapping, line balancing, and capacity and utilization analysis to improve efficiency and throughput and remove bottlenecks.
• Establish methods and standards to maximize utilization of production facilities, equipment, and personnel, including manpower planning, skill matrices, recovery scheduling, and TPM/L2L maintenance concepts.
• Conduct studies on cost control and reduction, inventory control, quality improvement, and production record systems, and convert findings into practical solutions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen/AIW, 5S/POU, standard work, TPM, and root-cause and defect analysis, to improve safety, plan-versus-actual performance, schedule adherence, quality yield, rework, and backlog.
• Use CORE, Tableau, MES data, and simulation tools such as FlexSim to create visual shop metrics and support data-driven decisions, forecasting, and improvement roadmaps.
• Develop and implement facility modifications and changes to operating methods, and support accident prevention and safety improvements.
• Lead cross-functional workshops and training to standardize and sustain improvements across manufacturing, facilities, safety, quality, and supply chain.
• Understand manufacturing systems architectures and recommend and drive improvements that streamline systems and support data-driven decisions.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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