Associate Industrial Engineer

Overview

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Our Industrial Engineers are leaders in innovation, development, evaluation, and implementation of methods and systems in support of complex manufacturing processes. They support fabrication and assembly for a wide range of programs and platforms, including aerospace and space systems. The role offers long-term potential for career growth into technical leadership and/or management positions, with emphasis on curiosity, tenacity and imagination.

The Boeing Space Launch System (SLS) team is seeking an Associate Industrial Engineer to join the team at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, LA
. This position includes responsibility for Production Scheduling, Precedence Network (PNET), Schedule Optimization, Critical Path analysis, Standard Work, Work Sampling, Time & Motion Study, Recovery Planning, and providing Performance and Staffing Visibility.

Position responsibilities, working with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, include developing and optimizing schedules, tracking performance to schedule, and applying advanced Industrial Engineering concepts to promote and implement changes in manufacturing, engineering and service operations.

Boeing and NASA are building the world’s largest rocket for human exploration of deep space. The Space Launch System (SLS) provides a critical heavy-lift capability to enable diverse exploration, science and security missions.

• Develops labor hour estimates for assigned area Production Schedules using Time Standards, historical data, and/or operations analysis
• Develops and optimizes Production Schedules using the Boeing Aurora constraint based scheduling tool, working closely with Manufacturing Engineers and Production teams
• Supports Line-Side Support teams by working with Production to track performance to schedule, develop recovery plans, and provide data on staffing requirements
• Applies advanced Industrial Engineering concepts, techniques, analysis, and decision tools to promote and implement changes in manufacturing, engineering and service operations
• Independently develops models, data bases and spreadsheets to analyze data (e.g., statistics, operations research, engineering economics), and provides summary analysis and metrics for consultation to customers (e.g., management, departments, suppliers)
• Researches, designs, develops, improves, and implements processes to enhance schedule performance, lower cost, and improve quality, through the application of Lean and other Industrial Engineering concepts for large-scale systems integration and asset utilization
• Analyzes and designs value streams, including capability, capacity (e.g., make/buy, supplier selection, risk analysis, supplier performance), throughput, work flow and logistics (e.g., critical path, lead-time, transportation, factory layout)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work
• 2+ years of experience in an Industrial Engineering or similar role (e.g., Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering)
• Experience in problem solving and improvement projects
• Experience applying and implementing lean manufacturing principles in a production system
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications

• 2 or more years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications
• Experience with large-scale integration on Space Flight hardware
• 2+ years of experience on manned flight hardware
• Ability to effectively communicate with engineering peers, management, and non-engineering support staff
• Experience interacting with employees to gather data for process improvements, including observing and documenting processes and…