Staff Industrial Engineer (Level 5)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Industrial Engineer to support its Industrial Engineering team on site in Chandler, Arizona. The role works alongside multiple organizations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and requires an on-site presence; it cannot be performed remotely. The position analyzes manufacturing capacity and product flow, develops scheduling and optimization models, performs manufacturing simulations, supports digital transformation, and drives improvement using lean methodologies. Travel is 10% of the time, and a 9/80 schedule is used: nine hours per day Monday through Thursday, eight hours every other Friday, with the alternate Friday off.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related STEM discipline and at least 12 years of relevant engineering and/or manufacturing experience; or a master's degree in a related STEM discipline and at least 10 years of relevant experience; or a Ph.D. in a related STEM discipline and at least 8 years of relevant experience.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience improving manufacturing workflow using Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies.
- Manufacturing Execution System or MRP system experience.
- Experience leading teams or projects.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Excel, including macros and pivot tables.
- Experience with data mining and data analysis.
Nice To Haves
- Defense industry experience.
- STEM degree.
- EVMS experience.
- Strong professional experience designing visualizations in Tableau or Power BI.
Responsibilities
- Analyze capacity constraints using 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.
- Perform manufacturing simulations.
- Develop optimized scheduling tools and align MRP systems with an executable plan given capacity constraints.
- 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 work centers.
- Guide digital transformation efforts aligned with sector and enterprise strategies.
- Lead and drive positive change using lean methodologies.
- Create metrics and data visualizations to track performance.
- Lead teams or projects.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Depending on position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
