Sentinel Principal / Sr Principal Industrial Engineer - 17876

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
• 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.

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

Primary Level Salary Range

$103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range

$129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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.