Sr Principal Manufacturing Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems has an immediate need for a Sr. Principal Manufacturing Analyst to join our Production & Sustainment Team located in Elkridge, MD. (Troy Hill)

The successful candidate will have strong communication, organizational and analytical skills with a history of problem resolution as well as process improvement efforts. Experience working with leadership in cross-functional teams and effective communication with internal and external customers. This role will support our Troy Hill site, Cell Metrics and Dynamic Production Scheduling (DPS), as well as assist with overlooking several Programs across the area.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Planning, organizing, and controlling the timely flow of product through the Manufacturing Cell to support both internal and external customer delivery requirements

• Additional responsibilities include providing status of hardware of assigned Programs from the time of initial kit conversion, through manufacturing process, to delivery of hardware to internal and or external customers, SAP metric maintenance, i.e. Aging Orders, and Overdue hours, CNF not DLV orders, Floor stock inventory control, and the resolving of material shortages as they relate to open production orders

• Cross-Functional Lead for workload requirements, forecasting, and scheduling between Cell Management, Production Management, Inspection Management, Quality, and Operations Program Management (OPM) teams on Lifecycle Sustainment and Production Program efforts 

• Strategic scheduling of unplanned Sustainment work factoring need date, manpower skillset, material availability, and repair requirements in the absence of an ERP/MES system

• Evaluate Sustainment requirements at the point of order creation after induction including the assessment of Contract, Drawing, and Test Requirements to generate each repair’s unique process to completion

• Facilitate timely flow of hardware throughout entire Troy Hill campus from Induction to Shipment, and communicating progress to both internal and external customers

• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Government Property (GP), Materials, and OPM to facilitate aging repairs moving between GP and Manufacturing areas. Collaboration to manage material availability and sending to GP

• Interface with Industrial Engineers (IE) to facilitate master routing releases, updates and processing of changes into open production orders

• Support and Lead Logistics Coordinators in troubleshooting issues and providing guidance where needed

• SAP/GOLD metric maintenance: Aging Orders, Out-of-Cycle orders, Confirmed not TECO’d orders, location and work center accuracy, child job order closeout and the resolving of material shortages for open production orders

• Gold and Sustainment SME for S/5 transition

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience in Manufacturing, Materials, MRP, or Production Control; Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience in Manufacturing, Materials, MRP, or Production Control; 12 years of experience in