Principal/Sr. Principal Industrial Systems Engineer / Manufactur

$102,400 - $160,900/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Linthicum Heights, MD

Full-time - Principal

Linthicum Heights, MD

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal/Sr. Principal Industrial Systems Engineer / Manufacturing Planner at Northrop Grumman is responsible for developing and optimizing manufacturing processes within the Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA) team. This role involves creating factory floor models, capacity planning, and integrating planning tools to enhance manufacturing efficiency in a fast-paced environment. The engineer will collaborate with physicists and design engineers to advance energy-efficient computing systems, contributing to revolutionary technological advancements.

Responsibilities

• Create factory floor models and develop capacity planning models.
• Validate master scheduling and prediction accuracy.
• Setup and integrate factory planning tools for a manufacturing organization.
• Utilize capacity models to create wafer start plans for fab loading.
• Identify shortcomings in capacity models and adapt to changing needs in an R&D manufacturing environment.
• Design, collect data, analyze, and compile reports on WIP in a high mix environment.
• Leverage capacity models to create a roadmap for future capital equipment requirements and report to senior management.
• Evaluate impacts of process changes to capacity models.
• Build and implement tools to evaluate manufacturing efficiency and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Optimize capacity of fab equipment by performing fab-wide and tool-specific optimization studies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience.
• Experience in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab in operations or a factory planning organization.
• Strong skills in problem solving and troubleshooting.
• Experience in planning activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP).
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• Active TS/SCI with poly security clearance.
• A bachelor's or master's degree or higher in industrial engineering or operations research.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing lines and/or R&D microelectronics manufacturing.
• Experience with Applied Materials APD/Real Time Dispatch (RTD) products.
• Strong skills in data mining, data analysis, and critical thinking for troubleshooting scheduling issues.
• Familiarity with simulation and advanced analytics tools for WIP scheduling.
• Experience with Applied Materials SmartFactory Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) solution.
• Knowledge of modern programming languages (Python, SQL, R, etc.).

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Discretionary bonuses based on individual contributions and company results