Industrial Engineer

FIXX Energy is a battery manufacturer headquartered in Smyrna, Tennessee, operating one of the most established LFP battery production facilities in the United States. The site’s history traces back over a decade as a cornerstone of early U.S. EV battery manufacturing, representing a foundation of deep technical expertise and large-scale operational experience. Building on this heritage, FIXX Energy is evolving the platform into a modern, flexible manufacturing business serving the fast-growing energy storage market.

The company is focused on delivering high-performance battery cells and solutions and modernizing the American grid—delivering resilient, intelligent power infrastructure that enables the next era of human connection, AI, and advanced manufacturing. By combining proven manufacturing capability with a forward-looking product and market strategy, FIXX Energy is positioned to be a key enabler of the electrified, resilient energy systems of the future.

About the Role

FIXX Energy is seeking a(n) Industrial Engineer, who will serve as a key member of the Engineering team.

This role will be responsible for analyzing and improving manufacturing processes within our plant operations. The Industrial Engineer will work closely with cross-functional teams to implement best practices, develop process improvements, and support the continuous improvement culture within the organization.. The ideal candidate is requires a deep understanding of industrial engineering principles, lean manufacturing techniques, and data-driven decision-making. This position reports to Sr.

Manager, Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• KPI Management – Benchmarking and Continuous Improvement
• Plant Layout Optimization – Evaluate potential layout changes, manage revisions to plant layout CAD files
• Material Flow Analysis – Analyze conveyor capacity and location, analyze AGV capacities and quantities, optimize material flow from dock doors to warehouse to process areas, ensure adequate Kanban sizing in process areas, confirm buffer size for area to area and between process equipment, ensure safe movement for people and materials
• Capacity Planning – Work with Supply Chain to develop production plan, optimize line/shift patterns to meet production demand and minimize labor cost, maintain capacity and headcount model for each plant, support Operations team in developing annual labor budget, continuous line balance evaluation and recommendation of improvements, cycle time monitoring with Maintenance Engineering to identify bottlenecks
• Simulation Modeling – Maintain simulation model of each plant / product type, modify model based on changes to program assumptions

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of industrial engineering experience, expert knowledge of plant production and operations
• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering or related engineering field and experience required.
• Experienced in AutoCAD, BIM 360 (or similar), Plant simulation software (Siemens Plant Simulation or Any Logic to model production flows, or similar), Business software Excel/Word/PowerPoint/MS 360.
• Strategic thinking and vision to optimize manufacturing operations.
• Communication with Global IE team to align initiatives and share best practices
• Project management abilities to deliver complex initiatives on time and budget
• Collaboration and relationship-building across global cross-functional partners
• Broad knowledge of battery production
• Lean manufacturing expertise to implement continuous improvement
• Analytics and modeling capabilities to simulate production systems
• Oversight of production ramp up, capacity planning, and labor requirements
• Knowledge of battery testing protocols and quality control processes
• Communication skills to align local and global organizations.

Travel

Occasional domestic and international travel required.

What We Offer

Welcome to FIXX Energy, where you will have the opportunity to tackle the world's most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission.

We offer:

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