Senior Industrial Engineer

Job Title: Senior Industrial Engineer

Job Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Job Type: Contract

Pay Range: $66.00hr - $71.00hr

Job Overview:

The Industrial Engineer 3 will lead efforts to improve the efficiency of physical and transactional processes throughout the organization. In this position, the IE 3 will take a leadership role in advocating for a continuous improvement culture, executing projects of moderate to large scope across manufacturing operations, and driving lean improvement across numerous processes. The IE 3 may mentor junior staff and will be considered a technical SME. The candidate should have a strong track record of continuous improvement results, experience with project management, and strong soft skills.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Participate in and may lead Industrial Engineering projects and activities.
• Projects may include value stream mapping, design reviews, new product development and introduction, new line or facility start-up, and facility design.
• Run structured technical problem-solving investigations and utilize data-driven analysis to provide recommendations and solutions that achieve improvement.
• Evaluate operations and identify improvement opportunities, utilizing data analysis and metrics to build a business case and deliver on execution.
• Monitor operational metrics including labor hours, WIP levels, and productivity, analyze data for trends, and collaborate with process owners to improve.
• Review and analyze work cell layout, process flow, and material flow.
• Assess best practices and recommend cost-effective solutions for improving the utilization and efficiency of personnel, equipment, and/or physical space.
• Lead projects that will result in improved costs and/or enhanced quality.
• Perform duties and train in the areas of time standards, line balancing, simulation modeling, cost estimation, staffing planning, and continuous improvement.
• Support large building or multi-cell layout changes. May lead layout changes of moderate size with minimal oversight.
• Upon request, perform strategic analysis and communicate findings effectively to various levels of management. This may include assessing long-range capacity forecasts from analysis to recommendations and justification for facilities, equipment, and/or staffing requirements for new or sustaining product ramp.
• May propose and/or draft reports or dashboards to support data analysis.
• May build simple reports or dashboards for analysis and deeper understanding.
• May maintain existing reports or dashboards as required.

Skills, Experience, Education, & Training: Base Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree required in Industrial Engineering or a related discipline, and 4+ years of applicable, progressive work experience.
• Strong verbal communication and group presentation skills required.
• Proficient general software and data analysis skills required (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.).
• General project management skills.
• Ability to lead small to moderately sized change management initiatives.
• Proven ability to manage many projects concurrently and in a timely fashion.
• Advocating for Lean Manufacturing programs within the manufacturing operation.
• Understands implications of change and can work within Quality Systems.
• Minimal travel required (10%).

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced data analysis skillset (e.g. Tableau, VBA, R, etc.) preferred.
• Simulation modeling experience (e.g. Simul8, Arena, etc.) preferred.
• Experience working in medical device manufacturing and knowledge of industry regulations preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification with project experience preferred.
• New Product Development/Introduction experience preferred.
• Facility design and construction management experience preferred.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities