Senior Specialist, Industrial Engineer

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Senior Specialist, Manufacturing Engineer (Industrial Engineer)

33739

Orange, VA

9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

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Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior Specialist, Industrial Engineer at the Orange, VA site. Our site is near Culpeper, VA, in beautiful, rural Orange County (1.5 hours from Washington, DC)! This site is our center of excellence for Solid Rocket Motor Propulsion and Energetics development as well as high‑complexity production programs.

Reporting to the Associate Manufacturing Engineering Manager, this position works within a matrixed organization alongside manufacturing engineering, operations, quality engineering, design engineering, facilities engineering, and program management to support and optimize manufacturing activities. This role will focus on identifying process improvement opportunities and leading the implementation of solutions within existing production lines. Additionally, this position will play a significant role in the cross‑functional design of new program production lines, processes, and associated facilities.

This position requires an understanding of manufacturing principles, Lean methodologies, and industrial engineering techniques to enhance productivity, quality, efficiency, and safety.

Working under general supervision and mentors, the Senior Associate, Manufacturing Engineer (i.e., Industrial Engineer) performs industrial engineering assignments that require foundational knowledge and understanding of core principles, theories, and concepts in the field.

• Under direction of more senior industrial engineering staff and the guidance/support of other disciplines, support optimization of production facilities; defect identification, resolution, and root cause investigations; new production system design/layout; and continuous improvement activities. This includes the maintenance and development of detailed time standards, process simulations, application of Lean Manufacturing Principles, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), and Job Safety Analyses (JSA).
• Demonstrate process ownership of established manufacturing activities by utilizing systematic tools to determine root cause, implement process improvements to increase operating efficiency, and ensure process conformance to safety and quality standards.
• Support process tooling development, design reviews, implementation into manufacturing processes, and the required safety reviews.
• Support energetic assembly and manufacturing operations.
• Travel may be required up to 5% of time.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial and Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar major and a minimum of 6 years of related experience. Graduate Degree in Industrial and Systems, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar major with a minimum of 4 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.

• Strong problem solving and written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic data analysis tools.
• Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with manufacturing process design.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams to solve operational challenges.
• Simulation software experience.
• CAD experience.
• Interest in learning advanced manufacturing technologies and systems.

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