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Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Planning Systems Engineer (242703)

Northrop Grumman
MDLI01, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Oct 2025
💰 $196,700/yr($105,400/yr$196,700/yr)

About the role

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 Planning 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 Planning Systems Engineer. This position is located at the Linthicum, MD location.

What You’ll get to Do:

  • Build and maintain robust dispatching and scheduling environment (AMAT SmartFactory CIM solutions, RTD/RTS/AMA) using programming / low-code / no-code solution
  • Works hand in hand with Capacity Modeling and Planning team to drive scheduling improvements
  • Utilizes data analysis methods to simulate impacts to proposed logic changes and then utilizes data collection and analysis methods to validate those changes post deployment
  • Use industrial engineering principles to debug and improve dispatching and scheduling logic
  • Respond to issues and concerns from business area experts with regards to dispatching and scheduling logic
  • Partners with process area SMEs to ensure area specific business rules and requirements are captured in dispatching and scheduling logic
  • Drives continuous improvement and backs up decisions with data
  • Use systems engineering principles throughout daily work

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

Basic Qualifications for Principal Factory Planning 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
  • Has worked in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab with automated dispatching and scheduling
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Some computer programming knowledge and capability
  • Adept in using SQL to query and join information from multiple tables at once
  • Experience with defining requirements and technology roadmaps for internal stakeholders and external vendors
  • Capability to create test plans for requirement sell off events
  • Must be wil

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