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Principal/Industrial Engineer

In Person (Oxnard, California, United States of America)
Full Time
$79,300 – $118,900
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Location:
Oxnard, California, United States of America

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, 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.

Learn more about Spacecraft Components at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/

The team in Oxnard, 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.

This position may be filled at EITHER a Level 2 or Level 3

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Setup, scale up, & optimize production lines & spacecraft production areas.

  • Analyzes production data, VSMs, & manufacturing workflows to provide targeted & strategic approach to continuous improvement, production efficiency, & quality assurance.

  • Coordinate with leaders & stake holders 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 for Level 2:

  • 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 Map) and production line analysis.  

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

  • 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 3 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 Map) and production line analysis.  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Position requires strong project management and problem solving skills, excellent communication, & facilitation skills. Self-starter.

  • LSSBB (Lean Six Sigma Black Belt) or (LSSGB Lean Six Sigma Green Belt)

  • Kaizen facilitation

  • Microsoft project

  • Visual Factory

  • Data driven projects

  • CAPAs (Corrective Action Preventative Action)

  • Poke Yoke (Mistake Proofing)

  • Scrum

  • JIRA

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