Industrial Engineer / Principal Industrial Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · El Segundo, CA +1 · Material/Process

This role focuses on optimizing manufacturing production environments by analyzing lead times, queue times, and throughput, building models for product flow, and developing scheduling tools. It involves working with IT, ERP, and data science teams, guiding digital transformation, and creating metrics for shop floor performance. The role requires experience in manufacturing production, data analysis, and EVMS, with a preference for programming languages and optimization methods.

What you'd actually do

  1. Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently
  2. Builds scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints
  3. Develops optimized scheduling tools and aligns SAP/MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints
  4. Incorporates complex interdependencies within a system to account for the interaction of multiple cost centers, programs, equipment, and tools
  5. Communicates requirements planning and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's of Science degree with 1 year of Industrial Engineering experience in a manufacturing production environment; OR a Master’s of Science degree with 0 years of Industrial Engineering experience in a manufacturing production environment
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software applications e.g. Excel, Tableau, etc.
  • Minimum 1 year of experience with EVMS (Earned Value Management System)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access
  • Ability to travel at least 10%

Nice to have

  • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) degree preferred
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
  • At least 2 years of demonstrated experience leading project teams
  • Experience with SQL, VBA, Python or other programming languages
  • Experience with improving manufacturing workflow using optimization, modeling, or simulation methods
  • Experience with agile methods of project management or development
  • Strong experience designing visualizations in Tableau in a professional work environment

What the JD emphasized

  • manufacturing production environment
  • EVMS (Earned Value Management System)