Industrial Engineer

Sanmina-SCI Systems de México; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Restricted stock units (RSU)

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Sanmina Corporation in Fremont, CA seeks an Industrial Engineer to eliminate waste and optimize production. You will collaborate with stakeholders to improve cycle time, capacity, and efficiency; apply statistical analysis; and design processes across teams.

Strong CAD/layout skills and lean manufacturing expertise are essential. You will contribute to cost reduction, develop process standards, and support NPI initiatives with cost and efficiency analysis.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years related experience in industrial engineering, preferably with machine shops and box build activities.
• Strong knowledge of CAD tools and plant layout design.
• Lean Manufacturing and project management experience.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis to resolve manufacturing issues.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to identify opportunities for area improvements in cycle time, efficiency, capacity planning, and productivity.
• Use statistical analysis to optimize performance and audit capacity information.
• Design and coordinate projects, developing business processes with other departments.
• Develop applications to improve production metrics with management.
• Support supply and demand changes through data-driven recommendations.
• Present findings and recommendations and share Best Known Methods (BKMs).
• Develop reports and dashboards; create data visualizations for internal/external customers.
• Collaborate with Design Team on one NPI initiative per year; analyze costs and design efficiencies.
• Standardize drawings and process flow mapping across the product line.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Cost reduction

Process improvement

Project management

Manufacturing knowledge

Statistical analysis

Education

BS/MS in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Project

Excel

Access/Database

CAD software

Job description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

The Sanmina Fremont facility is a full-service enclosure systems solution manufacturing plant. Located in California’s Silicon Valley, this facility produces low-to-mid volume New Product Introduction (NPI) runs to full-scale volume. The Fremont facility offers everything from small piece parts to fully integrated and tested systems. In addition, this location offers in-house painting capabilities and flexible logistics solutions in distribution, inventory management and hubbing, as well as repair services.

Job Purpose

This role finds ways to eliminate wastefulness in production processes. Devises efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, information, and energy to make a product or provide a service.

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities

• Partnering with stakeholders to identify opportunities for area improvements in reference to cycle time, manufacturing efficiency, capacity planning, and productivity
• Using statistical analysis to optimize performance metrics and audit manufacturing capacity information
• Designing and coordinating projects, including developing business processes with other departments
• Partnering with management to develop applications to improve production metrics
• Partnering with stakeholders to support supply and demand changes
• Presenting findings and recommending solutions and gaps
• Serving as data and report consultants with customers and stakeholders
• Driving innovation by researching and using new data modeling techniques or tools
• Driving projects to ensure that deliverables are completed within the required timeframe
• Identifying best-known-methods (BKMs) and sharing them locally and globally
• Developing best practices, reports, dashboards, and other data visualizations
• Participates in machine run-offs; ensures that designs are followed and discrepancies are resolved.
• Oversees a process of change orders; verifies that process is well-documented and followed.
• Support the Design Team in one new product development initiative per year; providing analysis of costs and design efficiencies.
• Implements a system of drawing standards across the product line
• Work with Supply Chain to standardize major components within defined categories
• Participates in pre-sale process testing to identify requirements and develop process specific to our customer’s needs. Design process‑specific solutions when required
• Confers with clients about product specifications, vendors about purchases, management personnel about manufacturing capabilities, and staff about the status of projects.
• Develops cost comparisons of alternate processes, parts, tooling, equipment, or systems within Operation.

Education and Experience

• BS/MS in Industrial Engineering.
• Requires minimum of 2 years of related experience of solid industrial engineering experience, preferably with machine shops and box build activities.
• 2 years of related experience industrial engineering experience and manufacturing.
• Be good at reworking parts with very small features
• Strong experience with AutoCAD, floor layouts, Facilities knowledge.
• Lean Manufacturing, project management.
• Single piece flow, work cell layout.
• Ability to design, develop, implement and improve integrated systems that included people, materials, information, equipment and cost.
• Capable of performing root cause analysis to determine cause and solutions to various technical manufacturing issues.
• Product costing knowledge and ability to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Project, Database software/Access, Excel, and Word software.
• This position requires and intermediate to advanced skill level with CAD software or any software dealing with plant layouts and process flow mapping.

This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Salary Range (annual): $75,000 - $97,500. Actual base pay within this range (determined at the offer stage) will be based on a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, and skills, and is just one element of our total rewards package. The total rewards package also includes a variety of benefits, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business and, depending on the role, may include eligibility for restricted stock unit awards and participation in a discretionary bonus program.