Staff Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Sunnyvale, CA
•$161,000 - $241,400

About The Position

The Staff Industrial Engineer analyzes and designs operations sequences, workflows, and facility and equipment layouts to improve efficiency and maximize the use of production facilities and personnel. The role conducts studies and develops plans concerning cost control and reduction, inventory control, production records, and facility or operating-method changes. It may also support facility planning and design, accident prevention, and personnel training. The position provides technical leadership, direction, and mentoring; develops advanced technical ideas into products; and contributes to initiatives supporting business objectives. It performs manufacturing simulations and what-if analyses, supports strategic resource planning, and maintains metrics for program and functional schedule and cost performance.

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 with time studies and capacity modeling.
  • Experience with shop floor controls, including SOPs.
  • Experience with strategic planning.
  • Experience in continuous improvement.
  • Experience communicating and interfacing with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
  • Proficiency in MS Project, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel.
  • Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in aerospace or shipbuilding.
  • Experience with integrated scheduling and planning.
  • Project management experience.
  • Experience with Flexsim.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy plans for timely availability and effective utilization of labor, facilities, equipment, and tooling to achieve program delivery and cost milestones.
  • Analyze acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of capital assets and miscellaneous equipment.
  • Plan plant, office, and production facility and equipment layouts.
  • Perform manufacturing simulations and what-if analyses to forecast site and program requirements.
  • Determine efficient sequences of operations and workflows and provide finite scheduling to manufacturing cost centers and integrated product teams.
  • Maintain datasets and generate metrics to measure program and functional schedule and cost performance.
  • Provide capacity planning and rate-tool analyses.
  • Conduct studies related to cost control, cost reduction, and inventory control.
  • Develop plans and programs for facility modifications and revisions to operating methods.
  • Provide technical leadership, direction, and mentoring to technical employees.
  • Develop advanced technological ideas and guide their development into final products.
  • Contribute to priority initiatives supporting AOP and LRSP objectives.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan.
  • Company-paid holidays.
  • Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
  • Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses, depending on the position.
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