Industrial Engineering Manager - Lean Manufacturing Lead

Intellectt Inc; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectt Inc is seeking an Industrial Engineering Manager to lead a team of Industrial Engineers and IE Technicians in Milpitas, CA. The role focuses on driving manufacturing efficiency, workforce planning, capacity optimization, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include labor standards, time studies, line balancing, NPI readiness, and manufacturing launches, with heavy use of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and simulation tools like FlexSim to analyze processes and layouts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• 5–8 years of Industrial Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2–5 years of experience leading engineers, technicians, or technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Industrial Engineers and IE Technicians to support manufacturing operations.
• Develop labor standards, time studies, staffing models, and workforce plans.
• Perform capacity analysis, resource planning, line balancing, and process flow optimization.
• Support NPI, production readiness, capacity planning, and manufacturing launches.
• Develop layouts using AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Use FlexSim or similar simulation tools for manufacturing analysis.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, productivity improvement, and waste reduction.
• Support ergonomic assessments, CapEx justification, labor savings, cost-reduction initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Finance, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, and Facilities.

Skills

Labor standards

Time studies

Workforce planning

Line balancing

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen

Capacity analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

FlexSim

MOST

MODAPTS

MTM

Raptor

STATIS

ARCH

Job description

Intellectt Inc is seeking an Industrial Engineering Manager to lead a team of Industrial Engineers and IE Technicians in Milpitas, CA. The role focuses on driving manufacturing efficiency, workforce planning, capacity optimization, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include labor standards, time studies, line balancing, NPI readiness, and manufacturing launches, with heavy use of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and simulation tools like FlexSim to analyze processes and layouts.