Process Engineer - Industrial Automation

Iron Mountain; Yorktown (VA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Retirement plans

Job summary

Iron Mountain seeks a seasoned Process Engineer for Asset Lifecycle Management & ITAD Operations. You will evaluate, standardize, and optimize workflows across facilities, supporting ITAD activities from receiving to shipping, and work with floor teams to eliminate waste and improve productivity, ergonomics, and quality.

This hands-on role requires 3–5 years in process/industrial engineering, Lean or Six Sigma knowledge, strong Excel skills, and willingness to travel domestically; a bachelor’s

Qualifications

• Requires 3–5 years of experience in process engineering, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or related roles.
• Experience applying Lean principles in manufacturing, refurbishment, warehousing, or reverse logistics (Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt a plus).
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to train and influence multi-site teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess & Improve Floor Operations: visit facilities, observe workflows, and align with site leaders on gaps.
• Apply Lean & eliminate root causes: map flows, analyze bottlenecks, and use 5S, VSM, Kaizen, standard work to streamline.
• Standardize & document workflows: author SOPs and work instructions for consistent practices across sites.
• Conduct time and motion studies to measure cycle times, labor use, and throughput; track KPIs.
• Optimize floor layouts, tooling, and ergonomics; collaborate with IT/Operations for asset tracking.

Skills

Process engineering

Lean principles

Project leadership

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Excel/Google Sheets

WMS systems

Job description

At Iron Mountain we know that work, when done well, makes a positive impact for our customers, our employees, and our planet. We provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. We proudly partner every day with our 225,000 customers around the world to preserve their invaluable artifacts, extract more from their inventory, and protect their data privacy in innovative and socially responsible ways.

Process Engineer – Asset Lifecycle Management & ITAD Operations

Iron Mountain Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) is seeking an experienced and hands‑on Process Engineer to evaluate, standardize, and optimize operational workflows across multiple facilities. Supporting our IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) operations—spanning receiving, sorting, testing, data sanitization, refurbishment, and shipping—this role works directly with floor teams to identify root causes of process gaps, eliminate waste, and implement practical solutions that drive measurable gains in productivity, ergonomics, and quality.

• Assess & Improve Floor Operations: Visit facilities, observe frontline workflows, and partner with operators and site leaders to identify discrepancies between actual work and standard procedures.
• Apply Lean & Eliminate Root Causes: Map material and information flows, perform root‑cause analysis on bottlenecks and rework queues, and use Lean methodologies (5S, VSM, Kaizen, standard work) to streamline operations.
• Standardize & Document Workflows: Author standard operating procedures (SOPs), visual job aids, and work instructions that establish consistent, repeatable practices across multiple sites while accounting for localized variations.
• Conduct time and motion studies to assess cycle times, labor utilization, and throughput, tracking KPIs such as first-pass yield, processing time, and unit processing costs.
• Optimize floor layouts, tooling, and ergonomics to reduce motion waste and fatigue, while collaborating with IT/Operations to streamline serialized asset tracking and data entry.

• Professional Experience: 3–5 years of experience in process engineering, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or related operational optimization roles.
• Practical expertise applying Lean principles within manufacturing, refurbishment, warehousing, or reverse logistics environments (Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt is a plus).
• Analytical & Communication Skills: High proficiency in spreadsheet modeling (Excel/Google Sheets) to interpret operational data, paired with strong communication and project leadership skills to train and influence multi‑site teams.
• Prior exposure to ITAD, electronics recycling/refurbishment, serialized asset tracking/WMS systems, or enterprise IT hardware (servers, laptops, GPUs, networking).
• Education & Travel: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience) and willingness to travel regularly domestically with occasional international trips.

• Generous paid time off, holiday schedules, and travel flexibility.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, and retirement plans.

Li-Remote

Where State, Municipal, Provincial, Territorial or other legal minimum wages exceed the federal minimum wage, employees are entitled to the higher rate.

Category: Project/Program Management Group