Engineer/Principal Industrial Engineer Level 2/3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SAP TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 is seeking a Industrial Engineer / Principal Industrial Engineer – Master Production Scheduling (MPS) to support our Master Production Scheduling team within our Industrial Engineering Operations Management group (IEOM). This candidate will join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on site in Clearfield, UT . Due to the nature of this role, this position requires an on-site presence and cannot be performed remotely. The Industrial Engineering and Operations Management 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! This req can be filled at either Level 2 or Level 3 depending on qualification below Please note:  A start date, for candidates selected, will be determined after obtaining both a U.S. Government Clearance and Special Program Access and is contingent upon Business needs. Responsibilities will include: • Preparing, developing and coordinating the Master Production Schedule (MPS) to meet all objectives • Ensuring manufacturing schedules are horizontally and vertically integrated • Implementing scheduling best practices as prescribed by industry to include, but not limited to: Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Critical Path Analysis, Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA), Schedule Performance, Health Metrics and Analysis • 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 • Develops optimized scheduling tools and align SAP/MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraint. • 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 cost centers. • Guides 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 track performance. • Provides weekly and monthly status and reporting • Tracking plans and schedules • Creating, maintaining and validating Schedule data • Performing risk analysis and management • Identifying and resolving critical path and network logic conflicts • Utilizing Gantt, • milestone charts, Earned Value Management (EVM) and other project management techniques t