Industrial Engineer - Level 2

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
• CLEARANCE TYPE: None
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

An organization within Northrop Grumman's Intelligence Systems division (ISD), Mission Enabling Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.

The team in Goleta, CA is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer to support new production lines. This is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate or continue to build a portfolio of Lean and/or Agile projects & initiatives focusing on scale up of high impact products that are changing the way the spacecraft industry operates.

Primary Responsibilities

• Setup, scale up, & optimize production lines in production areas
• Analyzes production data, VSMs, & manufacturing workflows to provide targeted & strategic approach to continuous improvement, production efficiency, & quality assurance
• Coordinate with leaders & stakeholders through routine touchpoints to communicate & align strategy
• Routine evaluation & implementation of training, tools, and/or plans related to maximizing production output, inventory control, quality assurance & cost reduction

Basic Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Must have experience with VSMs (Value Stream Maps) and production line analysis
• Work experience in a complex manufacturing environment with repetitive/volume production and/or scale up of manufacturing from development through low rate and full rate production
• Experience with facilitation of cross functional projects and/or Kaizen events

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-starter with strong project management and problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills and experience working with various teams
• Demonstrated success in Root Cause Corrective Action style problem solving methodology and implementation of Poke Yoke mistake proofing
• Data analysis skills & data minded decision making
• History using and/or designing dashboards in Tableau or PowerBI
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project & Visio
• LSSBB (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) or (LSSGB Lean Six Sigma Green Belt) certification

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.