Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Modeling Systems Engineer (209957)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.

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.

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

The Microelectronics, Design, and Applications (MDA) organization is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Modeling Systems Engineer to join our team and pioneer new approaches, design and implement technologies for a computer integrated manufacturing system. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside physicists, design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to make these technologies a reality.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Modeling Systems Engineer. This position is located at the Linthicum, MD location.

What You’ll get to Do:

• Create factory floor models, develop capacity planning models, validate master scheduling, and prediction accuracy
• Integrate systems of factory planning tools for a manufacturing organization
• Utilize capacity models to create wafer start plan for fab loading
• Identify shortcomings in capacity models for the factory floor as well as adapting to changing needs in an R&D manufacturing environment
• Design, collect data, analyze, and compile reports on a variety of WIP in a high mix environment
• 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
• Use systems engineering principles throughout daily work

This is a dual level requisition which can be filled as a Principal or Sr. Principal Factory Modeling Systems Engineer

Basic Qualifications for Principal Factory Modeling Systems Engineer:

• A degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with a master’s degree, or 0 years of experience with a PhD
• Experience in manufacturing microelectronics or semiconductor fabs, including experience with semiconductor CIM components
• Exposure to capacity planning and/or factory capacity modeling specific to semiconductor or microelectronics manufacturing
• Has experience in production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP)
• Comfortable with leading meetings and being an agent for change and continuous improvement
• Capability of utilizing SQL to acquire necessary data for model building and