Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Industrial Engineering Manager 1 to lead the Production Operations Analytics & Estimating Organization in Roy, Utah, supporting Strategic Deterrence Division programs with primary emphasis on Sentinel. This organization combines proposal estimating, production analytics, and data-driven operations insight to improve proposal quality, production planning, affordability, and execution.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What you'll get to do
Lead a team of industrial engineers, analysts, and estimators responsible for basis of estimate development, proposal planning, labor and material estimating, staffing models, automated dashboards, and operations metrics.
Set the vision, priorities, and operating rhythm for the organization, aligning near-term proposal support with long-term development of reusable estimating tools, historical databases, analytics infrastructure, documentation, and standard work.
Guide development of data pipelines and recurring dashboards for staffing, charging, repair and rework, training, and other production metrics that inform proposal assumptions and execution decisions.
Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Program Management, Business Management, Pricing and Estimating, Quality, Global Supply Chain, and Digital and information technology teams to deliver credible, executable, and compliant proposal inputs.
Use historical actuals, touch labor data, repair and rework trends, staffing and charging data, and schedule assumptions to improve bottom-up, parametric, analogous, and actuals-based estimates and support management reviews, fact finding, and negotiations.
Coach and develop the team, manage performance, hiring, skill growth, workload balancing, and cross-training across analytics and estimating disciplines.
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, Business, or related technical field with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a master degree.
Experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, production planning, analytics, proposal estimating, or related functions in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing.
Experience developing basis of estimate packages, staffing plans, capacity models, schedules, dashboards, or operational metrics.
Must have the ability to obtain U.S. Government DoD Interim Secret security clearance prior to start, and the ability to obtain and maintain a final Secret security clearance post-start.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
Minimum 4 years of leadership experience leading teams, projects, or cross-functional work.
Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, written communication, and executive presentation.
Experience leading proposal estimating or production analytics teams supporting Strategic Deterrence Division, Sentinel, or other major defense programs.
Experience with cost estimating relationships, improvement curves, risk assessment, confidence factor development, discrete statement of work estimating, or logic and error check analysis.
Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Structured Query Language, Python, Systems, Applications, and Products, Cobra, Business Operations Support System, Workday, or manufacturing execution systems.
Knowledge of manufacturing flow, shop floor execution, material planning, and how production interfaces with quality and supply chain; ability to read blueprints or schematics.
Experience building data pipelines, databases, documentation, or automated reporting solutions.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Technology, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Systems Engineering, Business, or related field with 5 years' relevant experience (or 3 years with a master's)
- Experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing operations, production planning, analytics, or proposal estimating in aerospace, defense, or complex manufacturing
- Experience developing basis of estimate packages, staffing plans, capacity models, schedules, dashboards, or operational metrics
- Ability to obtain U.S. Government DoD Interim Secret security clearance prior to start and obtain and maintain a final Secret clearance post-start
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period
- Minimum 4 years of leadership experience leading teams, projects, or cross-functional work
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, written communication, and executive presentation
- Experience leading proposal estimating or production analytics teams supporting Strategic Deterrence Division, Sentinel, or other major defense programs
- Experience with cost estimating relationships, improvement curves, risk assessment, confidence factor development, discrete SOW estimating, or logic and error check analysis
- Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Structured Query Language (SQL), Python, SAP, Cobra, Business Operations Support System, Workday, or manufacturing execution systems
- Knowledge of manufacturing flow, shop floor execution, material planning, production interfaces with quality and supply chain, and ability to read blueprints or schematics
- Experience building data pipelines, databases, documentation, or automated reporting solutions
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.







