RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 in Northridge, CA is currently seeking a Industrial Engineer 1 to support various programs under Advanced Weapons Systems.

The role of the Industrial Engineer (IE) is to lead Northrop Grumman to success by utilizing capacity modeling software, Digital Transformation and common IE tactics. The IE will use advanced knowledge of industrial/manufacturing engineering fundamentals to help Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The IE shall influence the development of NGDS’s next generation of Defense products by supporting new products from concept development through the start of production for manufacturing cost, yield, and schedule execution. This individual will work closely with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, IPT Lead, Manufacturing Engineering, and Operations to ensure producibility and capacity meets the program targets, including Yield and lean manufacturing initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Capable in working in a fast-paced environment.
• Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently.
• Lead and/or supports key operational excellence plans for the site.
• Develops and maintains capacity model using Flex Sim for a mixed-model production environment with frequent product introductions (equipment and labor).
• Builds scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints.
• Develops and maintains plant layout to support growth and equipment changes.
• Conducts work measurement studies to establish operational and production standards.
• Develops and implements operations KPI reporting metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance
• Provides input for identification and planning of department goals and budget, development, standardization, and implementation of initiatives intended to improve the quality, cost and delivery performance.
• Supports productivity, quality, process efficiency, space utilization, standardization and lead time improvement efforts.
• Guides digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies.
• Provides production layout, operations, and planning support for new product introduction

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 0 or more years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
• Ability to obtain an active Do

D Secret Clearance and ability to get PAR:

• Strong expertise using excel, including macros, data mining, and pivot tables.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in STEM
• Active Do

D Secret Clearance:

• Defense Industry Experience
• Experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software applications.
• At least 1 year of demonstrated manufacturing experience
• Strong expertise using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools

For more information, please click on this link below:

• Northrop Grumman in Northridge-California
• Northrop Grumman

Primary Level Salary Range: $69,400.00 - $104,000.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.