Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Principal / Sr Principal Industrial Engineer. This position will be located in Vandenberg, CA.
What You’ll Get To Do:
This role will support Industrial Engineering activities for the Systems Test Team (STT). 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. General skills and expectations within the role include:
Key Responsibilities:
• 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)
• Responsible for tracking hardware deliveries and maintaining detailed schedules and metrics to report status to upper leadership
• Develop and maintain SQDEC (Schedule, Quality, Delivery, Employee, Cost) Boards with various metrics on a daily basis.
• Understand principles of capacity (efficiencies, standards, constraints, etc.)
• Knowledge of manufacturing flows and how they interface with shop floor and Global Supply Chain
• 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 your 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
Position Benefits
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Basic Qualifications
Principal Level (T03): 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 years with Masters, 1 years with PhD. Preferred degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Data Analytics, or related engineering field
Sr Principal Level (T04): 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 years with Masters, 4 year with PhD. Preferred degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Data Analytics, or related engineering field
Required for both levels:
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance at the time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
• 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.
• Must have a working knowledge and understanding of Industrial Engineering concepts (Production Intervals, Cycle Time, Takt Time, Standard Hour Content, Time Studies, EVMS, Continuous Improvement, Scheduling, Capacity Analysis, Facility Layouts)
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry
• Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program
• 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
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