Senior Industrial Engineer, Labor Standards

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own Anduril's enterprise labor standards capability as a long-lived, foundational asset — architecting it for consistency, traceability, and organizational adoption rather than ad-hoc studies.
• Define the enterprise standard for how time studies are conducted: methodology selection (stopwatch, MODAPTS, MTM, video analysis, work sampling), observation protocols, sample sizing, rating and leveling, allowance…
• Design and deploy standardized tools and formats for time study execution — templates, data collection forms, analysis workbooks, and reporting formats — so that studies are conducted and documented consistently across…
• Establish and maintain a centralized labor standards repository aligned with existing MES / Tech systems — the single source of truth for all time studies, element-level standards, and labor content data — with…
• Own the integration between labor standards and MES: define the business process for how validated times are matched to work instruction details, loaded into the MES system, and consumed by production planning,…
• Define when and how time studies are triggered across the NPI maturity plan (MDP) — from initial engineering estimates through pilot builds to validated production standards — establishing the cadence and criteria for…
• Build the business process for maintaining labor standards through engineering change (ECO): how an ECO triggers a standards review, how affected operations are identified, how re-study or adjustment is scoped, and how…
• Conduct and lead the highest-stakes time studies and train BL embedded IEs: new production line stand-ups, rate-readiness validations, cost reduction initiatives, make-vs-buy analyses, and labor content challenges from…

Job requirements

• 6+ years of experience developing and maintaining labor standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with hands-on proficiency in multiple time study methodologies (stopwatch time study, MODAPTS, MTM,…
• Deep understanding of time study fundamentals: element breakdown, performance rating/leveling, allowance determination (PFD), sample size calculation, and the statistical basis for defensible standards.
• Experience designing and deploying standardized time study processes, tools, and templates across an organization — not just conducting studies, but building the system that scales the capability.
• Demonstrated experience integrating labor standards with MES, ERP, or production planning systems — loading times matched to work instructions/routings and maintaining accuracy as products and processes change.
• Strong understanding of how labor standards connect to downstream IE deliverables: line balancing, capacity planning, staffing models, and cost estimation.
• Ability to read technical documentation including work instructions, assembly drawings, process specifications, and manufacturing procedures for electronic, mechanical, and electromechanical assembly.
• A track record of building tools, processes, or systems that others actually used and maintained — evidence you think about organizational adoption, governance, and longevity, not just the study itself.
• Ability to work in ambiguity and communicate measurement uncertainty clearly, translating technical output into a clear recommendation for non-technical decision-makers.