Industrial Engineer - 19521

Northrop Grumman•Ogden, UT

56d•$72,100 - $108,100•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Industrial Engineer to support the Ogden Manufacturing Facility (OMF) by turning data and stakeholder needs into practical improvements to layouts, processes, and systems. This role will own projects in layout design, 5S and visual management, and workflow/automation to reduce cycle time, increase capacity, and enhance overall operational performance.

Requirements

Education Requirement: 2 Years with BS; 0 Years with Masters.
Must be U.S. Citizen with active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret (Interim) security clearance.
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.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Degrees: Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field
Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry
Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program
Experience working in a lab and test environment
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, and PowerPoint, and Visio

Responsibilities

Strong foundation in Industrial Engineering fundamentals (Production Intervals, Cycle Time, Takt Time, Standard Hour Content, Time Studies, EVMS, Continuous Improvement, Scheduling, Capacity Analysis, Facility Layouts)
Responsible for tracking hardware deliveries and maintaining detailed schedules and metrics to report status to upper leadership
Develop and maintain SQDEC (Schedule, Quality, Delivery, Employee, Cost) Boards with various metrics on a daily basis.
Understand principles of capacity (efficiencies, standards, constraints, etc.)
Knowledge of manufacturing flows and how they interface with shop floor and Global Supply Chain
Understand labor standard development and work measurement. Create standard hour content for new scope.
Perform shop floor time studies on manufacturing and test activities.
Work with functional team to understand scheduling requirements at implementation sites
Ability to create detailed manufacturing waterfall schedules with setbacks to independent demands
Utilize process improvement methodology (e.g., value stream mapping, employee engagement techniques, flow reduction, etc.)
Design and optimize Shop Floor/Facility Layouts
Understand principals of cost management (Earned Value, Milestone payments)
Engage and collaborate with various product teams and functional organizations (from individual contributors to executive staff) to obtain, understand, and interpret manufacturing facilitation and scheduling requirements
Document, track and monitor problems to ensure a timely resolution
Utilize your strong organizational, planning and decision-making skills and the ability to work as a team member and with other members from different technical backgrounds
Ability to coordinate with larger teams at different site locations
Create and present technical briefings for upper management and technical leadership

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Relocation assistance may be available
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.