Northrop Grumman

Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman$83K — $125K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field; OR a master's degree; 2+ years of relevant experience in manufacturing.
  • Experience with time studies, capacity modeling, and shop floor controls (SOPs).
  • Familiarity with Process Control Methods and Capability Analysis (e.g., SPC/control charts, Cp, Cpk).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking skills, and teamwork collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Utilize data analytics to improve operational performance through metrics and reporting.
  • Lead digital transformation initiatives to align goals with enterprise strategies.
  • Create metrics and visualizations to monitor shop floor performance.
  • Analyze key times and throughput to optimize customer demand fulfillment.
  • Build scalable models for product flow optimization considering various constraints.
  • Develop effective scheduling tools and align ERP systems with operational plans.
  • Communicate requirements and planning frameworks with IT and analytics teams.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
  • Savings plan and retirement options.
  • Company paid holidays and PTO for personal or vacation time.
  • Annual bonuses based on individual contributions and company performance.
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as an Industrial Engineer based out of Sunnyvale, CA.

The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

  • Utilizes Data Analytics to analyze existing operational processes and develop metrics and reporting to optimize and improve program & operational performance.

  • Lead efforts as Digital Transformation Champion to align Sunnyvale's goals with the sector and enterprise strategies.

  • Creates new metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance.

  • Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently.

  • Builds scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints.

  • Develop optimized scheduling tools and align SAP/MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.

  • Communicates requirements, planning, and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams.

  • Must be available on-site to support manufacturing and its schedule of operations.

  • Solid written and verbal communication skills.

  • Solid interpersonal and critical thinking skills.

  • Solid presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas.

  • Microsoft Office Excel, including macros, data mining, and pivot tables, or data visualization software applications.

  • Commitment to ethics and compliance.

  • Ability to collaborate in a team environment.

  • Ability for infrequent travel (<10%).

Basic Qualifications Industrial Engineer:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2 or more years of industrial engineering or manufacturing experience; OR master’s degree with 0 or more years of industrial engineering or manufacturing experience.

  • Experience with time studies and capacity modeling.

  • Experience with shop floor controls (SOPs).

  • Experience with Process control methods (SPC/control charts).

  • Experience with Process Capability Analysis (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk).

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government secret clearance.

  • U.S. citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications Industrial Engineer:

  • Experience with improving manufacturing workflow using optimization, modeling, or simulation methods.

  • At least 1 year of demonstrated manufacturing experience.

  • Experience with Lean Manufacturing Methods.

  • Experience with SAP S/4 HANA Cloud ERP system.

  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.

  • 2 years of demonstrated experience leading project teams.

  • Experience with SQL, Python, VBA, or other programming languages.

  • Familiarity with workstation ergonomics.

  • Experience with agile methods of project management or development.

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Learn more about Northrop Grumman
Size
88,000 employees
Market Cap
$82.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
5 Year Trend
+7.6%
Revenue
$36.7 billion
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