Engineer Industrial​/Principal Engineer Industrial Security Clearance

Position: Engineer Industrial / Principal Engineer Industrial with Security Clearance
Location: Edwards Air Force Base

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Industrial Engineer / Principal Industrial Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on our Test and Evaluation team. This role is located onsite in Edwards AFB, CA.
** This role may be filled at the Base OR Principal level based on the qualifications listed, below
** In this role, the successful candidate will work with the Industrial Engineering Team which is an integral part of day-to-day operations and routinely works alongside many of the other organizations at the location. 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!

Key Responsibilities:

* Develop and iterate on detail production build schedules by working closely with Development and Production Operations

* Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving solutions.

* Utilize various Continuous Improvement tools to analyze shop floor practices and processes for opportunities to minimize waste, reduce cost, increase capacity and optimize schedule.

* Work with frontline leadership to assess current state reality and define future state possibilities

* Provide tactics and training to frontline leaders and shop floor personnel to improve the current state and facilitate value generation

* Conduct studies and generate metrics pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.

* Partner with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans that instill confidence within program management and customers

* Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.

* Provide capacity planning, rate tool analyses, and facility layouts to ensure the ongoing success of composite operations. We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications (Base):
* Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 0 years of related professional/military experience

* Must have an active U.S. Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

* Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

* Must have the ability to work on an assembly floor.

* Must be proficient in MS Project, Excel,…