Industrial Engineer

UIC Government Services and the Bowhead Family of Companies; Bremerton (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

UIC Government Services (Bowhead) seeks an Industrial Engineer to support US Navy programs, evaluating production layouts and processes across multiple shipyards. The role emphasizes lean, efficient production, modeling and simulation, and rigorous data analysis to drive improvements.

The position requires on-site work at one of the Naval Shipyards (Norfolk, Bremerton, or Washington, DC) with travel between sites, a Secret clearance, and a target salary of $110,000–$140,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or civil engineering or related field (e.g., Modeling and Simulation, or Production Management)
• 7+ years of relevant experience as an Industrial/Manufacturing Engineer
• Masters in Engineering may substitute for some experience
• Shipyard experience is required
• Experience reviewing production schedules, designing facility layouts, and estimating production costs
• Highly desired: PE Certification, Modeling & Simulation experience, Operations Research
• Shipyard experience preferred including machine shop or factory production
• Willingness to travel to other shipyards (high travel percentage)

Responsibilities

• Manage modeling and simulation efforts to track layouts, floor plans, and equipment staging for lean production
• Evaluate current manufacturing practices and optimize production schedules and processes
• Communicate technical recommendations effectively to leadership and stakeholders
• Develop viable solutions to improve production and reduce waste
• Analyze data, generate reports, and support decision making at PMO 555

Skills

Shipyard experience

7+ years experience

Strong communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Layout design

Cost estimation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field

Master's degree in Engineering (in lieu of experience)

Tools

RFID/ tracking systems (MODSIM related)

Job description

Overview

Industrial Engineer (SIOP-2025-24023):

Bowhead seeks an Industrial Engineer to join our team in providing program management support in a broad range of services to and assisting our US Navy clients. The Industrial Engineer will evaluate current manufacturing practices, manage production schedules, process work flows, enforce quality control, and improve production processes across the 4 public shipyards(PHNS, PSNS, PNSY, and NNSY) on behalf of PMO 555.

This position does not allow for telecommuting and all work will be performed on-site in at one of the following Naval Shipyards: Norfolk, VA, Bremerton, WA, or Washington, DC, with travel to the other Shipyards as required.

Responsibilities

The SIOP Industrial Engineer will also be actively involved in the management of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) efforts across the shipyards to track layouts, floor plans, and equipment staging to ensure lean, streamlined access and up-to-date logs (utilizing RFID or other tracking tools).

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Use of both basic and advanced calculations to determine the current and potential productivity of a process. The ability to use calculus, trigonometry, algebra and other types of math is important in this position.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary for an Industrial Engineer. They must be aware of a business’s needs while making technical recommendations understandable.

• Good leadership skills assist the Industrial Engineer in implementing productivity changes. The ability to develop relationships with coworkers is useful when making recommendations.

• Ability to create viable solutions for a variety of challenges. Whether it is to improve the production of a certain product or to reduce waste (industrial or time), the ability to develop a plan to overcome the problem is important.

• Analytical skills to evaluate and interpret data and create reports to describe results for leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or civil engineering or related field i.e., Modeling and Simulation, or Production Management

• Seven or more (7+) years relevant expertise and experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer designing and developing production layouts for shipyards, production facilities, warehouses, and/or machine shops to increase productivity and quality standards.

• Candidates with a Masters in Engineering will be considered in lieu some experience

• Shipyard experience is required

• Experience reviewing current production schedules and processes to find potential improvements, designing the layouts of the facilities and estimating production costs.

• The following skills are Highly Desired:

• PE Certification a plus

• Modeling and Simulation experience a plus

• Operations Research a plus

• Shipyard experience preferred including Machine Shop, or Factory Production experience

• This position will require high percentage of travel to other shipyards

Target salary is $110,000/year to $140,000/year, commensurate with experience

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug & alcohol screening and/or random drug screen, and must follow UIC’s Non-DOT Drug & Alcohol Testing Program requirements. If the position requires, an applicant must pass a pre-employment criminal background history check. All post-secondary education listed on the applicant’s resume/application may be subject to verification.

Where driving may be required or where a rental car must be obtained for business travel purposes, applicants must have a valid driver license for this position and will be subject to verification. In addition, the applicant must pass an in-house, online, driving course to be authorized to drive for company purposes.

UIC is an equal opportunity employer. Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status EOE/D/V. Pursuant to The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and subject to other state and federal requirements, UIC and its subsidiaries may legally grant certain preference in employment opportunities to UIC Shareholders and their Descendants. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity posters here .

UIC Government Services (UICGS / Bowhead) provides innovative business solutions to federal and commercial customers in the areas of engineering, maintenance services, information technology, program support, logistics/base support, and procurement. Collectively, the fast-growing Bowhead Family of Companies offers a breadth of services which are performed with a focus on quality results. Headquartered in Springfield, VA, we are a fast-growing, multi-million-dollar company recognized as a top Alaska Native Corporation providing services across the Department of Defense and many federal agencies. Bowhead offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, short/long-term disability, and 401(k) retirement plans as well as a paid time off programs for eligible full‑time employees. Eligible part‑time employees are able to participate in the 401(k) retirement plans and state or contract required paid time off programs.

ID 2025-24023

Category Engineering

Location : Location US-WA-Bremerton

Min USD $110,000.00/Yr.

Max USD $140,000.00/Yr.

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Secret

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Travel Requirement Less than 10%