Principal Engineer Industrial
Posted 2026-10-16 · Verified live 2026-10-17
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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 Space Systems is seeking a Principal Industrial Engineer to support our Industrial Engineering team. This candidate will join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on site in Promontory, UT. Due to the nature of this role, this position requires an on-site presence and cannot be performed remotely.
The Industrial Engineering Team is an integral part of day-to-day operations and routinely works alongside many of the other organizations. This is a team that comes together to learn, collaborate, and overcome challenges in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for applicants that enjoy working with and learning from their peers and are not afraid to jump in and make a difference!
Responsibilities will include:
- Analyzes capacity constraints using lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently.
- Build scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints
- Develops optimized scheduling tools and align MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.
- Communicates requirements planning and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams.
- Works with developers to design an interactive user interface that will be effective at scheduling jobs across work centers.
- Guides digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies.
- Leads and drives positive change using lean methodologies.
- Creates new metrics and data visualizations to track performance.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience, OR a PhD and 0 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with improving manufacturing workflow utilizing Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies
- Manufacturing Execution System or MRP system experience
- Experience leading teams or projects
- Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, including macros and pivot tables
- Experience with data mining/data analysis
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Defense Industry Experience
- Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) Degree
- EVMS Experience
- Strong experience designing visualizations in Tableau or Power BI in a professional work environment
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