Industrial Engineer, Production Optimization & Line Design

Draper; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Employee clubs

Workshops

Museum discounts

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a senior Industrial Engineer to optimize production operations and reduce waste through data-driven decisions. You will develop models, simulate production strategies, and mentor junior engineers while working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership of production layouts, line design, and production ramp plans, with opportunity to influence cost, efficiency, and schedules in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering or related field.
• 5–8 years of industrial engineering experience.
• Experience with production line design and optimization.
• Strong data analytics and modeling skills.
• Ability to mentor engineers.
• Strong communication across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Support Manufacturing Engineers with standards development and performance analysis.
• Build discrete-event simulations to analyze future production strategies, identify constraints, and optimize workflows.
• Partner with facilities engineering to plan new production lines and factory layouts.
• Produce and maintain capacity models and production ramp plans to define labor planning, capex requirements, workstation design, and throughput gaps.
• Design effective facility layouts and production lines using CAD and simulation which meet process requirements, enable production targets, optimize resource allocation and material flow, and maximize productivity and quality.
• Identify and champion improvements to key causes of high variability or production bottlenecks, driving actions to resolution across disciplines and stakeholders.
• Lead the design of production lines and workstations for both low-rate and full-rate production using techniques like Value Stream Mapping and Line Balancing.

Skills

Industrial engineering experience

Project management

Advanced MS Excel

Communication skills

Leadership

CAD/Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Visual Basic

CAD/Simulation software

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking a senior Industrial Engineer to optimize production operations and reduce waste through data-driven decisions. You will develop models, simulate production strategies, and mentor junior engineers while working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and on-time delivery.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership of production layouts, line design, and production ramp plans, with opportunity to influence cost, efficiency, and schedules in a fast-paced