Industrial Engineer

Compal USA Technology is a leading advanced manufacturing company specializing in the production of next-generation AI servers, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise technology solutions.

With rapidly expanding operations in Taylor and Georgetown TX, we are investing more than $235 million in manufacturing infrastructure and creating up to 1,500 careers in Central Texas. Guided by our commitment to Building Tomorrow
, we combine innovation, operational excellence, and a high-performance culture to shape the future of technology manufacturing.

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Industrial Engineer to support server manufacturing operations, production ramp, and factory expansion.

This position requires 10+ years of direct Industrial Engineering experience in Server EMS/ODM manufacturing
. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience in factory layout, capacity planning, manpower planning, line balancing, standard time, and productivity improvement.

Experience supporting a new factory start-up, major site expansion, or aggressive production ramp is strongly preferred.

This is a senior factory IE role. The candidate must be able to understand operational questions from Plant Manager and Operations leadership, quickly identify the key data and constraints, and provide practical analysis and recommendations that can support management decisions.

• Own factory capacity and manpower planning based on customer demand, product mix, shift model, cycle time, yield, and production efficiency.
• Develop and maintain headcount models for production and related operations, including direct labor, fixed-position labor, and supporting manpower.
• Lead time study, standard time, takt time, line balancing, and labor utilization analysis for server assembly, test, pack-out, and related production processes.
• Review actual production performance versus planned capacity and manpower, identify gaps, and drive improvement actions with Production and Engineering teams.
• Identify the real production bottleneck across labor, equipment, test capacity, material flow, layout, and process constraints
  , and provide improvement proposals.
• Plan and optimize factory layout, production lines, workstations, material flow, warehouse interface, WIP locations, and floor-space utilization
  .
• Support NPI and MP ramp readiness
  , including production capacity, labor requirement, workstation quantity, equipment demand, floor space, and line configuration.
• Develop capacity scenarios to answer management questions such as:
• Capacity impact from product mix or cycle-time changes
• Additional equipment or floor-space requirements
• Bottleneck impact on production output
• Manpower reduction opportunities and associated risks
• Support new line and factory expansion projects from initial planning through production launch.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Test Engineering, Quality, Warehouse, Supply Chain, Facilities, and Program teams to close capacity and productivity gaps.
• Drive practical productivity improvements focused on UPH, labor efficiency, cycle time, line balance, WIP, material movement, and cost per unit
  .
• Establish and maintain key IE data including standard time, routing, capacity assumptions, manpower standards, layout, and productivity baselines
  .
• Prepare clear and concise capacity, manpower, and productivity reports for Plant Manager, Operations Director, and senior management
  .
• Provide recommendations, not just data. Clearly explain the issue, operational impact, available options, risks, and recommended action.
• Coach and guide junior Industrial Engineers and help establish consistent IE working methods for the factory.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering field.
• 10+ years of direct Industrial Engineering experience in Server EMS/ODM manufacturing.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Capacity planning
• Headcount / manpower modeling
• Time study and standard time
• Line balancing
• Factory and production-line layout
• Productivity improvement
• NPI and production ramp
• Strong understanding of server manufacturing operations
  , including assembly, test, repair/rework, pack-out, warehouse/material flow, and supporting operations.
• Able to independently analyze production data and convert findings into practical actions for factory management.
• Comfortable working directly with Plant Manager, Operations Director, and cross-functional leadership in a fast-paced factory environment.
• Strong Excel and…