Principal / Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer - 19539

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

7d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer. This position will support production activities for the Transition to Production Team. The preferred candidate will be an individual with a bias for action, strategic thinking, data analysis, problem-solving, exceptional customer focus, communications, and a sound foundation in Industrial Engineering concepts, with an expertise in scheduling, manpower, and facility layouts. General skills and expectations within the role include a 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), understanding principles of capacity (efficiencies, standards, constraints, etc.), knowledge of manufacturing flows and how they interface with shop floor and Global Supply Chain, ability to create Shop Operation Plans for production units and track daily shop floor performance, ability to create Recovery Schedules for the production floor, understanding labor standard development and work measurement, performing shop floor time studies on manufacturing and test activities, working with functional teams to understand scheduling requirements at implementation sites, ability to create detailed manufacturing waterfall schedules with setbacks to independent demands, utilizing process improvement methodology (e.g., value stream mapping, employee engagement techniques, flow reduction, etc.), designing and optimizing Shop Floor/Facility Layouts, understanding principles of cost management (Earned Value, Milestone payments), conducting Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) with Suppliers, engaging and collaborating with various product teams and functional organizations (from individual contributors to executive staff) to obtain, understand, and interpret manufacturing facilitation and scheduling requirements, documenting, tracking and monitoring problems to ensure a timely resolution, utilizing 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, and creating and presenting technical briefings for upper management and technical leadership.

Requirements

T03: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Years with PhD- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 with a Master's degree; or 4 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
T04: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 with a Master's degree; or 4 with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
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.
Department of Defense (DoD) Secret (Interim) security clearance.
Must have the ability and be willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, etc.).
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

Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry
Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program
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

Create Shop Operation Plans for production units and track daily shop floor performance.
Create Recovery Schedules for the production floor.
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.
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.
Conduct Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs) with Suppliers.
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.
Coordinate with larger teams at different site locations.
Create and present technical briefings for upper management and technical leadership.