Sentinel Industrial Engineer - 17264

Northrop Grumman

Roy, USonsite$72k-$108k/yrPosted Aug 4, 2026
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Skills

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About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Defense Systems is seeking Industrial Engineer - 17264. This position is in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

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 lab 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

2 Years of experience with Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, or related technical field ; 0 Years with a Masters

Must be U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an interim Secret Security level clearance pre-start, with the ability to obtain a final Secret Security level clearance post-start within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

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.

Experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, production planning, or proposal estimating in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing.

Experience developing bases of estimate, labor estimates, staffing plans, capacity models, or proposal inputs.

Strong Excel modeling, presentation, and written communication skills.

Working knowledge of manufacturing flow, production scheduling, capacity, and how shop floor execution interfaces with supply chain and quality.

Department of Defense (DoD) Secret (Interim) security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry

Experience working in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EMD) phase of a program

Experience working in a lab and test environment

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: $72,100.00 - $108,100.00

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.

Compensation

This Other role pays $72k-$108k/yr. Within typical range for other roles in United States.

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