Principal​/Sr. Principal Factory Planning Systems Engineer R10209837

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

At Northrop Grumman, our employees work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives worldwide. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We seek bold new ideas and a pioneering spirit to invent the future.

• Build and maintain a robust dispatching and scheduling environment (AMAT Smart Factory CIM solutions, RTD/RTS/AMA) using programming, low‑code, or no‑code solutions.
• Collaborate with the Capacity Modeling and Planning team to drive scheduling improvements.
• Use data analysis methods to simulate impacts of proposed logic changes and validate those changes after deployment.
• Apply industrial engineering principles to debug and improve dispatching and scheduling logic.
• Respond to issues from business‑area experts regarding dispatching and scheduling logic.
• Partner with process area SMEs to capture area‑specific business rules and requirements in dispatching and scheduling logic.
• Drive continuous improvement and support decisions with data.
• Apply systems engineering principles in daily work.

• A STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5+ years of experience (bachelor’s), 3+ years (master’s), or 0 years (PhD). Senior Principal level requires 8+ years (bachelor’s), 6+ years (master’s), or 4+ years (PhD).
• Experience in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab with automated dispatching and scheduling.
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Computer programming knowledge and capability.
• Proficiency in SQL to query and join information from multiple tables.
• Experience defining requirements and technology roadmaps for internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Capability to create test plans for requirement sell‑off events.
• Willingness to work on site 100% of the time.
• Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required.
• This position requires U.S. citizenship.
• Must obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance per business requirements.

• Active U.S. government security clearance.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating meetings.
• Working knowledge of scheduling and dispatching systems.
• Experience in semiconductor or R&D microelectronics manufacturing utilizing automated dispatching and scheduling.
• Experience with Applied Materials’ Real‑Time‑Dispatch (RTD) and Real‑Time‑Scheduler (RTS) products.
• Familiarity with Applied Materials’ Automation Manager (AMA).
• Knowledge of scaling servers in a production environment to support a rapidly expanding suite of automated jobs via Activity Manager.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages (Python, R, C#, SQL, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of change‑control principles in manufacturing operations.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and software tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Skill in data analysis to predict outcomes of logic changes and validate them post‑deployment.
• Experience writing ETL, creating new tables and views, and using triggers and scheduled jobs to maintain structured data.

Primary Level Salary Range: $105,400 – $158,000
Secondary Level Salary Range: $131,100 – $196,700

Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off. Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives varies by position.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.