Onsite Aerospace Industrial Engineer — Process Optimization

globalhr; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 87,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Durham, NH is seeking an Industrial Engineer to develop, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes while driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance. You will work with cross-functional teams across Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and more to boost process capability and readiness.

The role combines industrial engineering principles with hands-on process engineering support, evaluating

Qualifications

• Typically requires: A University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial engineering, process improvement, or technical operations within a production environment.
• Experience using industrial engineering principles including process analysis, work measurement, capacity analysis, workflow optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in AS9100 quality management system requirements.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, manufacturing documentation, and technical requirements.
• Experience in analyzing technical and operational problems, identifying root causes, and developing effective solutions.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance.
• Analyze manufacturing processes, workflows, equipment utilization, labor requirements, and production constraints to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide hands-on technical support to Operations and Engineering teams for manufacturing process issues, troubleshooting, and production challenges.
• Support the development and implementation of process controls, operating parameters, work instructions, visual standards, and other manufacturing documentation.
• Plan, execute, and document engineering trials, process studies, Design of Experiments (DOE), and other structured evaluations to establish or optimize manufacturing processes.
• Support process qualification, validation, requalification, and manufacturing readiness activities for new or modified processes, equipment, tooling, and materials.
• Analyze process and production data to identify variation, trends, constraints, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Lead or support root cause investigations and corrective actions for manufacturing and process-related issues.
• Conduct time studies, work measurement, labor analysis, and production observations to establish and improve manufacturing standards.
• Evaluate production capacity, equipment utilization, staffing requirements, and manufacturing constraints to support operational and business planning.
• Develop and improve manufacturing layouts, material flow, workstation design, and production sequencing to improve safety, ergonomics, efficiency, and throughput.
• Identify manufacturing bottlenecks and develop solutions to improve production flow, cycle time, work-in-process, and overall capacity.
• Support implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, standard work, 5S, value stream mapping, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing metrics and analytical tools used to monitor process performance, capacity, productivity, utilization, and improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Engineering to ensure manufacturing processes comply with applicable engineering requirements, customer specifications, AS9100 quality system requirements, Nadcam special process requirements, and internal procedures.

Skills

Industrial Engineering

Process Improvement

AS9100 Knowledge

Microsoft Office

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Bachelor's or higher in related field

Advanced degree (MS/PhD)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ERP Epicor

Job description

Collins Aerospace in Durham, NH is seeking an Industrial Engineer to develop, improve, and sustain manufacturing processes while driving improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and operational performance. You will work with cross-functional teams across Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and more to boost process capability and readiness.

The role combines industrial engineering principles with hands-on process engineering support, evaluating