Industrial Engineer / Plant Layout Lead

AMPERA; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Relocation bonus

Stock options plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Ampera is creating a new manufacturing facility to support Power Now and Nuclear Next programs. The Industrial Engineer / Plant Layout Lead will translate product demand, processes, and constraints into a safe, efficient plant design that scales through 2030.

The role covers detailed layouts, production flow, capacity modeling, and collaboration with Engineering, Quality, and Facilities to ensure readiness for near-term Power Now production and future nuclear industrialization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in industrial/manufacturing engineering or plant planning.
• Experience with facility layout, capacity planning, material flow, and line balancing.
• Experience supporting a new facility, line installation, or expansion.
• Ability to read engineering drawings, BOMs, and routings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain facility layouts at multiple levels (block to as-built).
• Define areas, adjacencies, equipment locations, and production flow.
• Model capacity, labor, workstation, and space requirements.
• Design assembly, integration, and material-staging zones.
• Plan material flow from receiving to shipping.
• Specify workstation tooling, fixtures, and ergonomic needs.
• Coordinate utility needs (power, HVAC, GSE, MES networks).
• Conduct time studies, line balancing, and production-flow optimization.
• Support equipment installation, dry runs, and readiness reviews.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Quality, Facilities, IT, and suppliers.
• Maintain controlled layout revisions and 2030 expansion plans.

Skills

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Factory Design Utilities

Inventor

SolidWorks

Creo

Revit

Navisworks

Visio

Power BI

Minitab

JMP

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

MES / ERP / PLM

FlexSim

AnyLogic

Arena

Siemens Plant Simulation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Master’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Factory Design Utilities

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Smartsheet

MES/ERP/PLM systems

Power BI

FlexSim

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation bonus
• Stock options plan
• Vision insurance

Department: Manufacturing
Reports to: Vice President, Manufacturing
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Ampera Manufacturing Facility

About Ampera

Ampera is a clean-energy technology company developing advanced power-generation solutions under its “Power Now. Nuclear Next.” strategy. Ampera is establishing a new facility to support engineering, testing, manufacturing, assembly, integration, training, receiving, shipping, and future production growth.

Position Summary

The Industrial Engineer / Plant Layout Lead will lead the planning, design, implementation, and control of Ampera’s new manufacturing facility layout. This role will translate product demand, manufacturing processes, equipment requirements, material flow, workforce needs, and facility constraints into a safe, efficient, flexible, and scalable plant design.

The initial focus will be establishing manufacturing capability for Ampera’s near-term Power Now solutions while developing the capacity and expansion roadmap for future Nuclear Next industrialization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain block, detailed, installation, and as-built facility layouts.
• Define manufacturing areas, work centers, adjacencies, equipment locations, and production flow.
• Develop capacity, labor, workstation, equipment, and space-requirement models.
• Design assembly, integration, rework, maintenance, tooling, and material‑staging areas.
• Plan material flow from receiving through manufacturing, finished‑unit staging, and shipping.
• Define workstation, tooling, fixture, lifting, rigging, ergonomic, and maintenance‑access requirements.
• Coordinate manufacturing utility needs, including power, HVAC, ventilation, compressed air, industrial gases, network, and MES devices.
• Conduct time studies, line balancing, labor analysis, and production‑flow optimization.
• Support equipment installation, dry runs, pilot builds, and production‑readiness reviews.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Testing, Quality, Supply Chain, Facilities, EHS, Maintenance, MES/IT, contractors, and equipment suppliers.
• Maintain controlled layout revisions and develop expansion plans supporting growth through 2030.

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field.
• Five or more years of industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, factory planning, or production‑operations experience.
• Experience with facility layout, capacity planning, material flow, workstation design, labor analysis, and line balancing.
• Experience supporting a new facility, production‑line installation, plant expansion, or new‑product launch.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, equipment specifications, bills of material, and manufacturing routings.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field.
• Experience with complex, low‑volume, engineered, or capital‑equipment products.
• Experience in power generation, thermal systems, turbomachinery, advanced nuclear energy, aerospace, or heavy industrial manufacturing.
• Experience with large skids, cranes, rigging, heavy lifts, utilities, and equipment commissioning.
• Experience working in a startup or greenfield manufacturing environment.
• Lean Six Sigma, Certified Manufacturing Engineer, PMP, or similar certification.

Software and Technical Skills

• Proficiency with AutoCAD or comparable facility‑layout software.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for capacity, labor, staffing, and scenario modeling.
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  
  • Autodesk Factory Design Utilities
• • Inventor, SolidWorks, Creo, Revit, or Navisworks
• • Microsoft Visio
• • Power BI, Minitab, or JMP
• • Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or Smartsheet
• • MES, ERP, PLM, or electronic work‑instruction systems
• • Manufacturing simulation tools such as FlexSim, AnyLogic, Arena, Simio, or Siemens Plant Simulation

Key Competencies

• Factory layout and space planning
• Capacity and resource planning
• Material‑flow optimization
• Workstation and manufacturing‑cell design
• Labor modeling and line balancing
• Lean manufacturing
• Technical project leadership
• Cross‑functional collaboration
• Data‑driven problem‑solving
• Change control and documentation
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced startup environment

Compensation for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition to a competitive salary, Ampera offers a comprehensive benefits package, participation in the Company's equity program through Incentive Stock Options (ISOs), and relocation assistance for qualified candidates, where applicable.