Senior Industrial Engineer

About the role

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize factory floor layouts to support efficient production flow, scalability, safety, and operational readiness.
• Create 3D plant layouts in Dassault Systems 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX).
• Design and implement manufacturing workstations, assembly cells, and material flow strategies for aircraft production and sub-assembly operations.
• Partner with Facilities, Manufacturing, and Production teams to support factory expansion, equipment placement, and infrastructure planning.
• Simulate manufacturing flow to identify bottlenecks and improve throughput.
• Support facility planning for prototype, low-rate initial production, and future rate production environments.
• Support manufacturing engineering by creating work instructions and standard processes across the manufacturing floor.
• Conduct cycle time studies, takt time analysis, labor balancing, and capacity modeling to support production targets.
• Develop standardized work, labor models, staffing plans, and operational metrics for manufacturing processes.
• Establish manufacturing KPIs and dashboards to track efficiency, throughput, labor utilization, and operational performance.
• Lead line balancing and workstation optimization efforts to improve productivity and reduce waste.
• Analyze production data and recommend improvements to increase manufacturing efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing initiatives including 5S, visual management, waste reduction, Kaizen events, and continuous improvement activities.
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to improve flow, ergonomics, quality, and efficiency.
• Develop value stream maps and future-state manufacturing strategies aligned with company growth objectives.
• Support implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies, automation solutions, and digital manufacturing tools.
• Lead root cause investigations and process improvement initiatives across production operations.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, and Production teams to support Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and operational readiness.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities by ensuring production systems, layouts, tooling, and labor plans are production-ready.
• Collaborate with Quality and Safety teams to ensure manufacturing operations meet regulatory and company standards.
• Support production ramp planning and operational scaling efforts across multiple aircraft programs.
• Train and mentor technicians, production staff, and junior engineers on industrial engineering best practices and operational excellence methodologies.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation including process flow diagrams, workstation layouts, labor models, and operational standards.
• Support AS9100 and ISO 9001 compliance initiatives through standardized manufacturing processes and documentation control.
• Maintain accurate production planning and factory layout data within ERP and PLM systems.
• Support manufacturing readiness reviews, operational audits, and process validation activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on industrial engineering or manufacturing engineering experience in aerospace, automotive, defense, or advanced manufacturing industries.
• Experience designing manufacturing floor layouts, production cells, and assembly line workflows.
• Strong understanding of takt time analysis, cycle time studies, line balancing, capacity planning, and labor modeling.
• Experience implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Proven experience supporting manufacturing scale-up from prototype or low-rate production into higher-volume operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions in fast-paced environments.
• Experience successfully managing multiple high-priority projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Aerospace or eVTOL industry experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working in startup or rapidly scaling manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with factory simulation and layout tools.
• Experience with ERP and PLM systems such as Epicor and Dassault Systems 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX).
• Knowledge of AS9100, ISO9001, and aerospace manufacturing standards.
• Experience with discrete manufacturing, composites, aircraft assembly, or electromechanical systems.
• Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Experience supporting production readiness and factory ramp activities.
• Interest in advanced air mobility and next-generation aerospace technologies.
• Knowledge of FAA Part 103 requirements is a plus.