Staff Engineer, Industrial

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated Staff Industrial Engineer to design, optimize, and scale world‑class manufacturing systems for advanced aerospace products. You will lead factory and production system design, covering facility layouts, material flow, line balancing, capacity planning, and production readiness, while also planning and executing greenfield manufacturing facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead factory layout development, production line design, and manufacturing system optimization for new and existing programs.
• Support greenfield facility planning, including space allocation, utility requirements, equipment placement, and long‑term capacity planning.
• Design and optimize material flow, point‑of‑use storage, kitting strategies, and warehouse logistics.
• Develop detailed 2D layouts and 3D models of factories, equipment, utilities, and safety zones.
• Perform capacity planning, line balancing, takt time analysis, labor planning, and bottleneck analysis.
• Conduct time studies, ergonomic assessments, spaghetti diagrams, and workflow analyses to improve productivity.
• Lead cross‑functional design reviews with Manufacturing Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, and Program Management.
• Utilize discrete‑event simulation tools to model throughput, identify constraints, and validate designs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years experience in industrial engineering, factory design, manufacturing systems, or greenfield facility development.
• Proven experience designing scalable factory layouts and production lines for complex products.
• Strong understanding of machining, composites, electrical assemblies, precision mechanical assemblies, and final integration.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional projects in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.

Required skills

• AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Revit, Visio (or equivalent CAD/layout software).
• Siemens Plant Simulation, FlexSim, AnyLogic (or equivalent discrete‑event simulation software).
• Time studies, MTM/MOST, work measurement, labor analysis.
• Capacity modeling, line balancing, takt planning, production system design.
• Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kanban, Visual Management.