WPS Industrial Engineer

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world‑class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry‑first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Keysight’s Santa Rosa site is a complex, interconnected operation. The work happening in its labs and manufacturing areas depends on reliable processes across Workplace Solutions. This role brings industrial engineering expertise into WPS to find where those processes can work better and make improvements that help the business run safely and without interruption.

As a senior individual contributor, you’ll partner with WPS, IC Fab, labs, and business teams to understand how work gets done, identify waste, and lead improvements from problem‑solving through implementation. You’ll apply Lean methods such as Kaizen, 5S, standard work, and value stream mapping to create processes that are repeatable, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of the business. It’s a hands‑on opportunity to shape a new capability at the Santa Rosa site and see the impact of your work across the operation.

• Partner with IC Fab and the Businesses We Support:
  • Work with IC Fab process owners, fab maintenance teams, and other business partners to understand priorities, pain points, and production schedules.
  • Align facilities improvements with business processes to protect uptime and support timely delivery.
  • Coordinate shared processes with fab maintenance, including utility shutdowns, preventive maintenance, changeovers, and equipment onboarding.
  • Bring fab and facilities teams together for Kaizen events and root cause investigations, building shared ownership of solutions.
  • Establish regular touchpoints to review metrics, share results, and set priorities.
• Lead Lean and Continuous Improvement:
  • Lead Lean assessments, Kaizen events, value stream mapping, and 5S across facilities processes that support the fab, including work orders, preventive maintenance, utility support, moves, adds and changes, and vendor service delivery.
  • Reduce waiting, rework, unnecessary motion, and over-processing in service requests, permitting, and project intake.
  • Develop standard work for facilities technicians and service teams, including procedures, checklists, and visual management.
  • Apply A3, PDCA, and root cause methods such as 5 Why and fishbone analysis to address recurring issues, including equipment downtime, utility interruptions, and safety incidents.
  • Define and track relevant measures, such as work order cycle time, preventive maintenance compliance, uptime, response time, and cost per square foot.
• Design for Safety and Risk Reduction:
  • Build error‑proofing into critical facilities processes, including lockout/tagout, contractor access, utility shutdowns, cleanroom changeovers, and maintenance procedures.
  • Lead FMEAs for critical fab support systems, such as power, cooling, compressed air, and process utilities, and drive actions to reduce identified risks.
  • Use controls such as checklists, interlocks, sensors, color coding, and alarms to prevent errors or catch them early; audit these controls on a regular schedule.
  • Incorporate safety and compliance into process design in partnership with EHS, which owns the site…