Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer, Armtec Defense Technologies

Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom.

This position is staffed in Coachella, at Armtec’s world-class, sole-source production facility for felted fiber nitrocellulose combustible cartridge cases for medium and large caliber military ammunition; and pyrophoric payloads for training grenades.

Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the Trans Digm Group (NYSE: TDG).

Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures

Title: Industrial Engineer

Job Family: Engineering

Reports to: Program Engineer

Works with: Mid-level managers and supervisors, peer engineers, operators, technicians, and suppliers.

Location: Coachella, California

Type: Full-Time

Industrial Engineers at Armtec Defense Technologies are responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving production layouts and processes to increase productivity and reduce waste. They improve the documentation and specifications for their production processes, including our operator work loops and takt-driven process configurations in order to optimize process performance and institutionalize our learning on our production systems.

Our products are components in large and medium caliber ammunition products, and contain various levels of energetic materials, so safety is of paramount importance. We further strive to operate a pull-based lean production system, with clear operator signals and processes. This not only helps production efficiency and simplifies our engineering problem solving efforts, but it also helps us improve safety by minimizing energetic material in process.

Our equipment consists mainly of electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment that convert nitrocellulose based fibrous slurries into hard compression-molded parts that are subsequently shaped and finished.

• Track, analyze, and use product and process data to identify opportunities to improve the system to reduce rejects, down time, material costs, and labor hours.
• Design and develop efficient pull-system process flows for various takt times using Lean and industrial engineering principles.
• Develop operator standard work sequences, standard work maps, and operator load charts.
• Design and develop job aids, fixtures, workstations, etc. to help improve the operator work cycles.
• Lead projects and kaizen events to accomplish improvement goals.
• Train staff on new processes and provide instructions and manuals.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to design and develop job aids, fixtures, workstations, etc. to help improve the operator work cycles.
• Collaborate with internal customers on technical issues
• Improve manufacturing efficiencies, output, and reduce costs
• Stay informed concerning new technologies, materials and equipment, and investigates potential applications.
• Understand and live by Armtec’s ethics and business conduct policies.

• 5+ years experience with application of Lean production methodologies, including pull systems and kanbans, to smooth production flow and meet takt.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to collect and analyze production data to identify trends and correlations in order to aid problem identification and resolution. Prefer strong experience with statistical analysis, six-sigma green belt or better.
• Possess a high degree of creativity, and the ability to focus on rapid prototyping / rapid design-test cycles in order to continuously learn and improve.
• Documentation and organization skills
• Ability to maintain a safe work…