Industrial Engineer – Lean Manufacturing & Data Analytics

Applied Materials, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 79,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Stock awards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive process improvements across manufacturing and logistics. The role focuses on Lean and Six Sigma practices, capacity planning, and data-driven optimization to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design facilities, implement automation, and support new product introductions, while maintaining KPI dashboards and capacity models.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial engineering and manufacturing process improvement.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen methodologies.
• Ability to develop facility designs and material flow strategies.

Responsibilities

• Performs Methods Engineering analysis including process design, time and motion studies, work measurement, line balancing, and recommends manufacturing process and workflow improvements.
• Leads Industrial Engineering projects and programs within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Develops manufacturing facility designs including plant layouts, material handling systems, warehouse operations, material staging areas, and material flow strategies.
• Develops and maintains operational metrics, analytical models, and KPI dashboards to monitor manufacturing performance and support data-driven decision making.
• Participates in continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and waste elimination methodologies.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to execute operational improvement, capacity expansion, and new product introduction initiatives.
• Supports manufacturing systems, automation, data analytics tools, and digital technologies to improve operational efficiency and decision making.
• Calculates and maintains capacity data for materials processing, labor, space, equipment, and production resources.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value Stream Mapping

Kaizen

Data Analytics

Tools

PLC/ePLC deliverables

Data analytics tools

Simulation tools

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. is seeking an Industrial Engineer to drive process improvements across manufacturing and logistics. The role focuses on Lean and Six Sigma practices, capacity planning, and data-driven optimization to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design facilities, implement automation, and support new product introductions, while maintaining KPI dashboards and capacity models.