Industrial Engineer — Lean, NPI & Continuous Improvement

Itron; United States; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401k matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Itron is seeking an Industrial Engineer to develop and maintain manufacturing methods, labor standards, and process times. You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering and cross-functional teams to support NPI, improve manufacturing performance, establish labor standards, and drive continuous improvement.

The role focuses on LEAN principles and data-driven approaches to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost while supporting scalable operations across the plant.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering or related technical field.
• 1+ year of relevant industrial/manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience with LEAN and continuous-improvement methods (5S, kaizen, Gemba, time studies).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain process cycle times, labor standards, routings, and process times across manufacturing.
• Perform time studies to establish accurate time standards and improve productivity.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering for NPI and new product introductions.

Skills

LEAN manufacturing

Time studies

Gemba walks

5S

Kaizen

Agile mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Job description

Itron is seeking an Industrial Engineer to develop and maintain manufacturing methods, labor standards, and process times. You will partner with Manufacturing Engineering and cross-functional teams to support NPI, improve manufacturing performance, establish labor standards, and drive continuous improvement.

The role focuses on LEAN principles and data-driven approaches to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost while supporting scalable operations across the plant.