2026 Associate Industrial Engineer/Industrial Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Industrial Engineer / Industrial Engineer to join their Production Engineering & Operations (PE&O) organization in Melbourne, FL. This role is integral to day-to-day operations, working alongside many other organizations. The team thrives on learning, collaboration, and overcoming challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and iterate on detailed production build schedules by working closely with Development and Production Operations.
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving solutions.
• Utilize various Continuous Improvement tools to analyze shop floor practices and processes for opportunities to minimize waste, reduce cost, increase capacity, and optimize schedules.
• Work with frontline leadership to assess current state reality and define future state possibilities.
• Provide tactics and training to frontline leaders and shop floor personnel to improve the current state and facilitate value generation.
• Conduct studies and generate metrics pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.
• Partner with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans that instill confidence within program management and customers.
• Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.
• Provide capacity planning, rate tool analyses, and facility layouts to ensure the ongoing success of composite operations.

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Industrial Engineer (T01) or Industrial Engineer (T02) level.

Travel: 10% of the Time.

Clearance Required for Start: Yes.

Clearance Type: Secret.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Basic Qualifications for an Associate Industrial Engineer (T01)

• Completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by October 2026.

• Majoring in or has majored in Industrial Engineering or similar STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government secret clearance and Program Special Access.

• U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite for clearance.

• Basic Qualifications for an Industrial Engineer (T02)

• Completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution by October 2026 OR completing their Bachelor's degree by October 2026 from an accredited institution and 1 year of industrial engineering experience.

• Majoring in or has majored in Industrial Engineering or similar STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government secret clearance and Program Special Access.

• U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite for clearance.

• Preferred Qualifications (for both levels)

• Bachelors degree in industrial engineering.

• Advanced Excel skills (macros, data mining, and pivot tables).

• Experience with data analysis, data visualization and dashboard creation/maintenance (Tableau, Power BI).

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment and hands-on experience using shop floor production systems.

• Proficient with AutoCAD or Visio software.

• Capacity and scheduling experience.

• Project management experience.

• Report programming experience (SQL, Crystal, MS Query, Bus. Objects, etc.).

• Experience performing Earned Value Management.

• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.

• Demonstrated interest in leadership.

• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.

• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Pay Range

• Associate Industrial Engineer: $59,900 – $89,900
• Industrial Engineer: $72,100 – $108,100