Industrial Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation•Spartanburg, SC

3d•$64,500 - $103,500

About The Position

The Industrial Engineer extracts, processes, and analyzes current and historical data to develop labor estimates for proposal efforts. The role applies knowledge of manufacturing processes—including welding, fabrication, coatings, and assembly—to produce accurate and reasonable estimates, while conducting business with integrity and understanding the boundaries of the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA). The position researches and plans major projects, compares legacy and new product designs to assess component and labor-content differences, and documents estimate assumptions and rationale. It collaborates with design teams and reviews contractual requirements to capture costs, develops proposals and manufacturing plans, and supports cost estimating for new product lines and contract extensions. The role also recommends make-versus-buy approaches, identifies process improvements using lean and Six Sigma methods, establishes manpower and line-balancing data, participates in product launches, presents estimates for review, and develops and mentors assigned industrial engineers and technicians.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
Three or more years of experience in costing, estimating, industrial engineering, and/or a related area.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the heavy equipment manufacturing or automobile industry.
Experience in automotive assembly operations and application of Lean and/or Six Sigma tools.
Prior experience with JD Edwards or a related AS400 system.
Prior experience with Showcase or an AS400 data query extraction program, and Propricer or related proposal management software.
Experience applying learning and break-in production curves using CURV1, BREAK, or similar software.
Experience and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Prior experience managing data and producing charts in Excel.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Project management skills, including managing multiple priorities and large quantities of data.
Analytical, critical-thinking, attention-to-detail, communication, and patterning skills to evaluate data and provide recommendations.

Responsibilities

Research and formulate plans for major projects, including manpower and cost estimates and work-measuring devices such as milestones or critical path charts.
Compare legacy and new product designs to identify differences in components and labor content, including reviewing bills of material (BOMs) for accuracy in proposal work.
Estimate labor hours using reports provided by the Finance Team.
Document assumptions, methodology, rationale, and labor estimates in a basis of estimate (BOE) document.
Collaborate with design teams to complete BOM comparisons and review contractual requirements to ensure all costs are captured.
Develop and write proposals for production processes.
Author manufacturing plans that capture proposed production methods for future programs.
Support cost-estimate activities for new product lines and contract extensions, including researching and recommending make-versus-buy decisions for manufactured components.
Identify safety, quality, and productivity improvements using lean and Six Sigma principles and methodologies.
Establish manpower requirements, line and sub-assembly balancing data, and expectancy time performance.
Participate in product launch activities as needed.
Present estimates for peer, management, and/or customer review.
Develop and mentor assigned industrial engineers and technicians.