Sr Principal Engineer Industrial 17263 Secret Clearane

Northrop GrummanRoy, UT
$111,700 - $167,500Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Engineer Industrial. This role will support production activities for the Command Systems 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.

Requirements

  • 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)
  • Understand 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Utilize 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.
  • Principal Industrial Engineer Education Requirement: 5 Years with BS; 3 Years with Masters.
  • Sr. Principal Industrial Engineer Education Requirement: 8 Years with BS; 6 Years with Masters.
  • 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 an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval.
  • 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

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
  • Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry
  • Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program
  • Experience working in a Production environment and on a Shop Floor
  • 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

  • Support production activities for the Command Systems Team.
  • Create Shop Operation Plans for production units and track daily shop floor performance.
  • Create Recovery Schedules for the production floor.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
  • overtime
  • shift differential
  • discretionary bonus
  • Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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