Industrial Engineer

April Quest; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

April Quest in Seattle, WA is seeking an experienced Industrial Engineer III to lead manufacturing planning and industrialization for advanced composites in aerospace and defense.

You'll translate product and program requirements into safe, repeatable and scalable production systems, partnering with Engineering, Production and Quality to optimize capacity, cost and throughput from NPI through serial production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering, ideally within composites or aerospace.
• Strong New Product Introduction and industrialization experience.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFA, manufacturing process planning, routings and production documentation.
• Experience specifying and implementing tooling, fixtures, equipment and manufacturing workstations.
• Strong understanding of time studies, cycle times, labor standards, line balancing and capacity planning.
• Experience with PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, process capability, SPC/MSA and manufacturing risk management.
• Strong Lean/Kaizen and continuous improvement expertise.
• Experience developing capital equipment, automation or robotics business cases.
• Strong CAD/PDM capability using CATIA, SolidWorks or Inventor.
• Composite manufacturing experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialization and manufacturing planning for new products and programs.
• Support NPI from early product definition through first build, launch, rate validation and serial production.
• Drive DFM/DFA activities and review drawings, CAD models and BOMs from a manufacturing perspective.
• Develop manufacturing process plans, routings, operation sequences and production documentation.
• Define and implement tooling, fixtures, molds, shop aids, gauges, equipment and workstations.
• Conduct time studies and develop cycle times, labor standards, staffing models and line-balancing strategies.
• Support capacity, capability, facility and material-flow planning.
• Lead PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, manufacturing-readiness reviews and process risk-management activities.
• Drive Lean/Kaizen, value-stream improvement and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Develop business cases for capital equipment, automation and robotics.
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Quality and Operations to improve manufacturing performance.

Skills

NPI & Industrialization

Time studies

Lean/Kaizen

Capacity planning

Line balancing

Cross-functional collaboration

Process optimization

Tools

CATIA

SolidWorks

Inventor

PDM systems

Job description

Industrial Engineer III | Advanced Manufacturing

Seattle, WA | On-site

Aerospace & Defense | Advanced Composites | Autonomous Systems

We're recruiting for an experienced Industrial Engineer III to join a growing advanced manufacturing business in the Seattle area.

The company designs and manufactures advanced composite structures for the aerospace and defense sectors and is investing heavily in drones and autonomous systems, defense technology and next-generation composite manufacturing.

This is a senior, hands-on role where you'll help translate new product and program requirements into safe, repeatable, efficient and scalable manufacturing systems, supporting programs from early product development and industrialization through launch and stable serial production.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead industrialization and manufacturing planning for new products and programs
• Support NPI from early product definition through first build, launch, rate validation and serial production
• Drive DFM/DFA activities and review drawings, CAD models and BOMs from a manufacturing perspective
• Develop manufacturing process plans, routings, operation sequences and production documentation
• Define and implement tooling, fixtures, molds, shop aids, gauges, equipment and workstations
• Conduct time studies and develop cycle times, labor standards, staffing models and line-balancing strategies
• Support capacity, capability, facility and material-flow planning
• Lead PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, manufacturing-readiness reviews and process risk-management activities
• Drive Lean/Kaizen, value-stream improvement and waste-reduction initiatives
• Develop business cases for capital equipment, automation and robotics
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Quality and Operations to improve manufacturing performance

What we're looking for:

• 10+ years' experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering, ideally within composites or aerospace
• Strong New Product Introduction and industrialization experience
• Knowledge of DFM/DFA, manufacturing process planning, routings and production documentation
• Experience specifying and implementing tooling, fixtures, equipment and manufacturing workstations
• Strong understanding of time studies, cycle times, labor standards, line balancing and capacity planning
• Experience with PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, process capability, SPC/MSA and manufacturing risk management
• Strong Lean/Kaizen and continuous improvement expertise
• Experience developing capital equipment, automation or robotics business cases
• Strong CAD/PDM capability using tools such as CATIA, SolidWorks or Inventor
• Composite manufacturing experience is highly desirable

Candidates from aerospace and advanced composites environments are particularly attractive, although we're interested in speaking with engineers from other high-performance manufacturing sectors where the experience is directly transferable.

This is an opportunity to have a significant influence on how new products move from engineering concepts into scalable production. You'll work hands-on with manufacturing teams while taking ownership of industrial engineering projects that directly impact capacity, cost, quality and production performance.

The engineering environment offers genuine autonomy, quick decision-making and significant investment in people, technology and new manufacturing capability.