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Sr Principal Manufacturing Analyst – Level 4

Northrop Grumman

Chandler, AZJob$101–152K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$101–152K/yr
Location
Chandler, AZ
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Senior Principal Manufacturing Analyst, Level 4, for an onsite role in Chandler, Arizona. The analyst oversees factory-floor production, leads production teams, coordinates staffing and schedules, and monitors equipment and materials to meet production targets. The position requires a bachelor’s degree with eight years of related experience or a master’s degree with five years, and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Cost ManagementSchedulingProject LeadershipProcess ImprovementTroubleshootingCreative Problem SolvingManufacturingDefense ManufacturingContinuous ImprovementSix SigmaKaizenLeanRed XData MiningData ManipulationData Presentation

Qualifications

Bachelor's+8 or Master's+5 YearsSecret Security ClearanceU.S. CitizenshipActive Secret or Higher Clearance

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Senior Principal Manufacturing Analyst – Level 4 to join our team in Chandler, AZ . This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Relocation assistance is not available.

The Principal Manufacturing Analyst is responsible for the safe, efficient, and productive daily operation of the factory floor. This role leads production teams, coordinates staffing and schedules, monitors equipment and materials, and ensures that production targets are met while maintaining high standards for quality, safety, cost, and delivery.

In this job, you will:

  • Oversee day-to-day production activities across assigned manufacturing areas and shifts.

  • Ensure production schedules are executed safely, efficiently, and on time.

  • Monitor daily output, labor utilization, downtime, scrap, quality performance, and other key production metrics.

  • Adjust priorities and production plans as needed to address changing demand, equipment issues, material shortages, or quality concerns.

  • Conduct daily production meetings and communicate priorities, performance expectations, and operational updates to supervisors and team members

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related experience – OR – Master’s degree with 5 years of related experience.

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance which typically requires U.S. Citizenship

  • Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement

  • Experience troubleshooting and developing creative solutions to meet customer demands

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active U.S. Government Clearance of Secret or higher

  • Manufacturing experience of defense related products

  • Continuous improvement techniques – Six Sigma, Kaizen, LEAN, Red X, etc.

  • Experience with data mining/manipulation & presentation

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

We work a 9/80 schedule (9 hours per day Mon-Thurs, 8 hours every other Friday with the alternate Friday off)

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site. Northrop Grumman Total Rewards (https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/?\_gl=1*1y2u5rc*\_gcl\_au*MTkyMjcyNDUxNS4xNzUyNTg4MDg3*\_ga*MzA4NDM5NjgzLjE2NzM5ODM3ODg.*\_ga\_7YV3CDX0R2*czE3NTMyNzU3NDgkbzEyMzckZzEkdDE3NTMyNzY2ODQkajU5JGwwJGgw)

Primary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Manufacturing and Production

How this job compares

Set against the 695 open Production Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$101–152K/yr
  • US median$96–132K/yr342 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 10% above the US median midpoint ($115K) — in the middle half of Production Manager salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 12 open Production Manager jobs in Arizona and 695 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Production Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (528 postings).
Education
178 of the 695 open Production Manager jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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