Production Industrial Engineer Sr

Location: Courtland

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* Description:

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* ** About Lockheed Martin Space*
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_Join us in shaping a new era in space and find a career that's built for you _

** Role Overview*
* 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 _

** Key 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

** Work Environment*
* - Fast paced, production focused environment

- High cross functional collaboration

- Exposure to advanced manufacturing systems and analytics tools

- Focus on innovation, continuous improvement, and measurable results

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* Basic Qualifications:

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* To be considered, candidates must demonstrate:

● 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

** Desired

Skills:

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* ● 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

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