2D Layout Engineer
About The Position
The 2D Layout Engineer leads factory and site layout design across manufacturing lines, warehouses, storage areas, material and people flow systems, and support spaces. The role develops long-term site master plans for capacity expansion and future manufacturing growth, and creates and maintains detailed 2D and conceptual 3D layouts that account for business requirements, production plans, and facility constraints. The engineer designs and optimizes end-to-end material flow, manages site planning activities such as building placement, transportation routes, dock operations, yard design, utility infrastructure, and logistics interfaces, and establishes layout governance and visual factory standards. Working with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Construction, and EHS teams, the role applies data-driven analysis and PFEP strategies to improve space utilization, workflow, productivity, throughput, and operating costs. The position also supports capacity planning, factory densification, continuous improvement, installation, commissioning, layout validation, and production ramp-up. It presents layout strategies, analytical findings, and business recommendations to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- At least 7 years of experience in factory layout planning, site planning, industrial engineering, or manufacturing systems design.
- Strong knowledge of factory layout design, site planning, facility infrastructure, and material flow optimization.
- Demonstrated experience with site master planning, building placement, yard design, dock strategies, and logistics infrastructure planning.
- Hands-on experience with PFEP, warehouse design, inventory storage strategies, and material handling systems.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, or similar layout and facility design software.
- Strong understanding of industrial engineering methodologies, including OEE, line balancing, takt time, cycle time analysis, labor planning, and capacity modeling.
- Experience collaborating with construction, facilities, and engineering teams during site development and infrastructure implementation.
- Knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to facility and site design.
- Strong analytical, project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Ability to translate operational and engineering data into actionable recommendations for stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting large-scale manufacturing environments such as automotive, battery, energy, semiconductor, or heavy industrial operations.
- Experience using simulation and modeling tools such as FlexSim or equivalent platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead factory and site layout design activities across manufacturing lines, warehouses, storage areas, material flow systems, people flow, and support spaces.
- Develop long-term site master plans to support capacity expansion, operational scalability, and future manufacturing growth.
- Create and maintain detailed 2D and conceptual 3D layouts aligned with business requirements, production plans, and facility constraints.
- Design and optimize end-to-end material flow, including inbound logistics, work-in-process, warehouse operations, and outbound finished goods movement.
- Manage site planning activities, including building placement, transportation routes, dock operations, yard design, utility infrastructure, and logistics interfaces.
- Establish and maintain layout governance standards, drafting procedures, change management processes, and visual factory standards.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Construction, and EHS teams to support project execution and alignment.
- Analyze data to improve space utilization, workflow efficiency, labor productivity, throughput, and operational costs.
- Develop and integrate PFEP strategies into facility layouts, storage systems, packaging methods, and line-side delivery processes.
- Define and track layout performance metrics, including flow distances, aisle utilization, space density, throughput, and bottlenecks.
- Support capacity planning through OEE analysis, cycle time studies, line balancing, and throughput modeling.
- Drive factory densification and continuous improvement by reducing non-value-added movement and improving operational efficiency.
- Support installation, commissioning, layout validation, and production ramp-up for new and existing facilities.
- Present layout strategies, analytical findings, and business recommendations to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
