Industrial Analytics Engineer: Capacity & OEE Optimization

AlgebraIT; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

AlgebraIT in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an Industrial Engineer for a contract role focused on capacity planning and manufacturing analytics. You will develop models, dashboards, and reports to drive data-driven decisions across operations.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in engineering and 7+ years of experience, with strong skills in Excel, Power BI, and SQL. The position collaborates with multiple teams to optimize production and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Analytics, or Operations Analysis.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing systems and production operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain capacity planning models to support production requirements.
• Perform labor planning and workforce optimization based on demand and takt time.
• Build COGS models including direct labor, overhead and manufacturing costs.
• Lead CAPEX planning activities with equipment justification and investment analysis.
• Develop and maintain OEE models covering availability, performance, quality.
• Analyze scrap rate, yield, and cost impacts to identify improvements.
• Conduct cycle time studies, bottleneck analysis, and line balancing.
• Support factory capacity expansion and operational readiness through analytical modeling.
• Develop dashboards and reports using Excel, Power BI, SQL.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Engineering.
• Perform scenario analysis and sensitivity studies on capacity, labor and costs.
• Generate management-level reports and recommendations from industrial engineering analysis.

Skills

Capacity planning

Labor planning

COGS modeling

CAPEX planning

OEE analysis

Scrap rate analysis

Cycle time analysis

Line balancing

Manufacturing process improvement

Production planning

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

SQL

Job description

AlgebraIT in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking an Industrial Engineer for a contract role focused on capacity planning and manufacturing analytics. You will develop models, dashboards, and reports to drive data-driven decisions across operations.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor's in engineering and 7+ years of experience, with strong skills in Excel, Power BI, and SQL. The position collaborates with multiple teams to optimize production and costs.