Production Industrial Engineer (Mid-Career)

Lockheed Martin • King of Prussia, PA

1d • 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. Space is a critical domain, connecting our technologies, our security and our humanity. While others view space as a destination, we see it as a realm of possibilities, where we can do more — we can innovate, invest, inspire and integrate our capabilities to transform the future. At Lockheed Martin Space, we aim to harness the full potential of space to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and push the boundaries of what technology can achieve. We’re creating future-ready solutions, focusing on resiliency and urgency through our 21st Century Security® vision. We’re erasing boundaries and forming partnerships across industries and around the world. We’re advancing spacecraft and the workforce to fuel the next generation. And we’re reimagining how space can connect us, ensuring security and prosperity. Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you. At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility. If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role.

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 with production planning, scheduling, capacity analysis, and throughput optimization
• Experience working cross-functionally within manufacturing or operations teams
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance

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 (EVMS), including S-Curves, SPI, and CPI analysis
• 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
• (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
• Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
• PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
• This position is incentive plan eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees