Aerospace Manufacturing & Simulation Engineer

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 86,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental Leave

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

401k with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ursa Major seeks an Industrial Engineer to analyze and optimize production processes, driving data-driven improvements and standardization across the plant. You will lead time studies, line balancing, and CAD-based layout work while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, and throughput.

The role emphasizes simulation-driven decision making, capacity planning, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, related degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing, or operations environment in a product-focused environment, with a proven track record of leading line transformation or production scaling
• Experience in aerospace, oil & gas, chemical processing, or pharmaceutical preferred

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing and business processes to identify bottlenecks, waste, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and implement solutions to optimize workflow, layout, ergonomics, and equipment utilization.
• Conduct time studies, work sampling, and capacity analysis to set standards and improve throughput.
• Design and improve plant layouts to optimize material flow, safety, and flexibility in collaboration with area owners.
• Use simulation models and CAD layouts together to validate and optimize new and existing configurations.
• Support capacity planning and scenario analysis for volume changes, new lines, and product mix variations.
• Document standard work and best practices for capacity modeling and production line design.
• Build, maintain, and validate factory and line simulation models using factory modeling software
• Simulate different production scenarios to assess impact on throughput, WIP, lead time, and resource utilization
• Use simulation results to inform layout design, line balancing, capacity planning, and investment decisions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate real-world constraints into accurate digital models and communicate findings clearly

Skills

Time studies

Work measurement

Line balancing

Facility layout

Plant modeling software

Lean

Six Sigma

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Change leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

Technomatix

DELMIA

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Ursa Major seeks an Industrial Engineer to analyze and optimize production processes, driving data-driven improvements and standardization across the plant. You will lead time studies, line balancing, and CAD-based layout work while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve safety, quality, and throughput.

The role emphasizes simulation-driven decision making, capacity planning, and continuous improvement in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.