Principal Engineer Industrial
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Industrial Engineer (Level 3) to join its Industrial Engineering team supporting a program at Edwards Air Force Base. The team works with other organizations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to collaborate, learn, and solve operational challenges. The engineer analyzes manufacturing flow and develops models, scheduling tools, metrics, and visualizations to improve production planning and shop-floor performance. The role involves aligning SAP/MRP systems with executable plans, accounting for capacity and other constraints, coordinating with technical and business teams, supporting digital transformation, and driving iterative change. The position requires an active DoD Secret clearance, the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access, travel of at least 10%, and work on a second-shift 4/10 schedule.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and at least 4 years of Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or manufacturing-related experience in a manufacturing production environment; or a master's degree and at least 2 years of such experience.
- At least 1 year of experience with EVMS (Earned Value Management System).
- Active DoD Secret security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
- Ability to travel at least 10%.
- Ability to work a second-shift 4/10 work schedule.
Nice To Haves
- STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) degree.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Flight test experience.
- At least 2 years of demonstrated experience leading project teams.
- Experience with SQL, VBA, Python, or other programming languages.
- Experience improving manufacturing workflow using optimization, modeling, or simulation methods.
- Experience with agile methods of project management or development.
- Strong professional experience designing visualizations in Tableau.
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 incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints.
- Develop optimized scheduling tools and align SAP/MRP systems with executable plans that account for capacity constraints.
- Incorporate complex interdependencies among cost centers, programs, equipment, and tools.
- 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 monitor shop-floor performance.
- Complete time studies and follow through on resulting action items.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
