Staff Engineer, Industrial

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Lead factory layout development, production line design, and manufacturing system optimization for new and existing production programs.
• Support the planning and execution of greenfield manufacturing facilities, including factory master planning, space allocation, utility requirements, equipment placement, production flow, and long-term capacity planning.
• Develop manufacturing concepts from initial factory planning through production launch, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and operational efficiency.
• Design and optimize material flow, point-of-use storage, supermarkets, kitting strategies, replenishment systems, tugger routes, and warehouse logistics.
• Develop detailed 2D factory layouts and 3D manufacturing models, including equipment placement, utilities, workstations, safety zones, production support infrastructure, and future expansion plans.
• Perform capacity planning, line balancing, takt time analysis, labor planning, buffer sizing, and bottleneck analysis to achieve production targets.
• Conduct time studies, ergonomic assessments, spaghetti diagrams, and workflow analyses to improve productivity and eliminate waste.
• Develop manufacturing standards for material presentation, packaging, FIFO management, visual controls, workstation design, and factory operating standards.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial engineering, factory design, manufacturing systems, production planning, advanced manufacturing engineering, or greenfield facility development.
• Experience designing factory layouts, production lines, and scalable manufacturing systems for complex products.
• Experience supporting greenfield manufacturing projects, facility expansions, or major production line launches.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes including machining, composites, electrical assemblies, precision mechanical assemblies, and final integration.
• Experience supporting production ramp-up, new product introduction (NPI), and manufacturing process development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects in a fast-paced, high-growth manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.