Production Industrial Engineer Sr
Lockheed Martin•Courtland, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
As a Production Industrial Engineer, you will drive improvements across manufacturing operations by analyzing data, optimizing processes, and leading initiatives that enhance production efficiency, throughput, and cost performance. You will work at the intersection of production, data, and engineering, partnering across functions to ensure manufacturing systems are designed and operating at peak performance.
Requirements
- Industrial Engineering experience in a production or manufacturing environment
- Experience analyzing production data to identify issues and implement process improvements
- Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean, Value Stream Mapping, process mapping)
- Experience working cross-functionally within manufacturing or operations teams
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
- Must be a US Citizen for consideration
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Industrial Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience planning, launching, and ramping up new production lines or manufacturing programs
- Leadership experience, including developing teams, driving performance, and resolving conflicts
- Experience using production analytics and simulation tools (e.g., SAP, Apriso, VECAMS, Tableau, Simio)
- Ability to develop and execute production ramp plans that increase rate while maintaining quality and efficiency
- Strong communication skills, including building and delivering presentations to senior leadership
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Familiarity with new program introduction (NPI) or production launch processes
- Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM), including S-Curves, SPI, and CPI analysis
- Experience with production planning, scheduling, capacity analysis, and throughput optimization
- Active Secret security clearance is highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Analyze production data to identify inefficiencies, root causes, and improvement opportunities
- Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean principles and Industrial Engineering methods
- Develop and apply discrete event simulation or similar modeling techniques to evaluate production scenarios and optimize system performance
- Support production planning activities including capacity analysis, scheduling, and production rate optimization
- Partner with Manufacturing and Facilities Engineering to support production line design, layout, and workflow optimization
- Establish and monitor performance metrics related to cost, schedule, and throughput
- Collaborate cross-functionally across production, engineering, supply chain, and program teams
- Drive sustainable process improvements and ensure long-term adoption of solutions
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers as needed
- Provide occasional off-shift support to maintain production continuity
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- 401(k) match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- EAP
- Education Assistance
- Parental Leave
- Paid time off
- Holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
