Industrial Engineer / Principal Industrial Engineer
United States-Georgia-Warner Robins$72.1k–$134kPosted Jul 23, 2026
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 an Industrial Engineer or Principal Industrial Engineer. This position will be located at our site in Warner Robins, GA. where technology and teamwork come together. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Depot Manufacturing Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.
**Position is on-site in Warner Robins, GA. and cannot be performed remotely**
The primary responsibilities of this position will include but are not limited to:
* Analyzes 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.
* Understands, maps and optimizes critical path product flow through the factory.
* Develops optimized scheduling tools and aligns SAP/MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.
* Incorporates complex interdependencies within a system to account for the interaction of multiple cost centers, programs, equipment, and tools.
* Assist with digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies.
* Leads and drives positive change using iterative and agile methodologies.
* Creates new metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance
This position may be filled at either Industrial Engineer or Principal Industrial Engineer level.
Basic Qualifications for an Industrial Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 1 year of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; OR a Master’s degree with 0 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Industrial Engineer: Bachelor's degree with 4 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 degree with 0 or more years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
Qualifications Required for Both Levels:
* Active Secret clearance at time of application
* Experience supporting operational customers with system execution
* Experience with data mining, data analysis, or data visualization software applications
* ERP/MES experience
* Experience in a manufacturing environment
* Candidate will have sound technical experience and understanding of Production
* Processes for Assembly, Fabrication, Planning & Tooling.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience with military programs.
* Experience support Design Reviews, PFMEA Creation, DFM, Non-Conformance creation/support and Shop Floor support.
* Experience with electrical connections, cable harness assembly, and stakeholder review within the design process.
* Cost control or earned value experience.
* High proficiency in Microsoft Project (scheduling, resource loading, capacity,...