Senior Industrial Engineer

Transforming the Future with Convergence of Simulation and Data

Senior Industrial Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Troy, MI is looking for a Senior Industrial Engineer. This is a Contract position.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manufacturing Industrial Engineer to join our growing team. This role will be instrumental in the development, design, and execution of Industrial Engineering activities across the General Assembly, Body in White, and Battery Assembly. Your expertise will encompass manpower standards, make/buy labor studies, labor allocations, work instruction standards, and efficiency improvements. This position will require close collaboration with Product Engineering, Finance, and Manufacturing Operations to drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Prioritize safety above all to protect our team members, partners, and customers.

• Lead the development, design, and execution of Industrial Engineering Systems within General Assembly, BIW, and Battery Assembly.

• Resolve product/process/integration issues and investigate part loading, process, tooling, and ergonomic challenges to find optimal solutions aligned with product requirements.

• Collaborate with suppliers, partners, and internal departments to execute Industrial Engineering projects, including assembly line tooling and process equipment across all manufacturing lines.

• Develop and validate all Product Assembly Documents (PADs) for General Assembly, BIW, and Battery Assembly, ensuring compliance with ergonomic requirements and tooling to support labor requirements.

• Communicate with stakeholders to balance and maintain program timing, performance, and budget, tracking all Industrial Engineering standards, reports, and databases.

• Deliver systems and processes within the Industrial Engineering context that meet product performance requirements, CAPEX and OPEX targets, as well as uptime, quality, and customer requirements across all manufacturing departments.

• Support the development to production execution of Manufacturing Systems specifications, process documents, layouts, safety requirements, tooling specifications, and standards.

• Contribute cross-functionally to process improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency of the Manufacturing system.

• Respond to executive team/internal team inquiries and cross-functional issues to arrive at the best enterprise-wide balanced solution.

Qualifications:

• Experience in Industrial Engineering for an OEM, with a focus on General Assembly, BIW, and Battery Assembly.

• Proficiency in developing, working with, and validating PADs.

• Experience in setting up resource requirements for automotive production lines and subassembly cells.

• Experience in prototype hardware vehicle assembly, validating Industrial Engineering assumptions, including ergonomics.

• Ability to implement new and innovative manufacturing processes and technology.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments and competing priorities simultaneously.

• Strong ethics and integrity.

• Strong experience with labor laws and standards and OEM best practices.

• 5 years plus relevant experience.

• B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent engineering. An advanced degree is a plus.

• Previous experience leading other salary team members is a plus.

How You Will Be Successful:

• Envision the Future

• Communicate Honestly and Broadly

• Seek Technology and Business "First"

• Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary

• Comprehensive Benefit Package

• 401(k) with matching contributions

• Paid Time Off

• Employee Discounts

• Free training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company providing software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer's toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today's problems into tomorrow's opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit altair.com

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