Real-Time Industrial Optimization Engineer

Braincube; United States; On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vis

Vision coverage for employees

Company-paid life insurance

Short-term & long-term disability

401(k) with company match

HSA and/or FSA

25 days paid time off

13 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Matrimony Leave

Job summary

Braincube is seeking an Optimization Engineer to help customers achieve measurable results from onboarding to expansion. You will translate business objectives into actionable improvements, working with plant teams and executives to drive uptime, throughput, quality, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Account Executives, Customer Success Managers, and technical teams across multiple sites, advising on digital maturity and continuous improvement initiatives in oil & gas and downstream

Qualifications

• Strong ability to identify needs and drive toward outcomes despite ambiguity and challenges
• Expertise in Continuous Improvement methodologies (DMAIC, gap planning, process variability reduction)
• Expertise in Statistical Process Control (control charts, centerlines, process stability)
• Advanced data analysis capabilities (trial comparisons, root cause analysis, failure analysis)
• Working knowledge of Data Science concepts and applications
• Demonstrated experience in Change Management and Project Management
• Servant leadership mindset with a focus on empowering customers
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex or unclear objectives into actionable solutions
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Highly proactive and self-directed, with the ability to balance autonomy and structure
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills in a dynamic environment
• Proficiency with Google Workspace or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Partner with customer leadership and plant teams to define objectives, build trusted relationships, and drive measurable business outcomes.
• Lead customer engagements from the plant floor through the executive level, translating business challenges into structured, actionable improvement plans.
• Diagnose complex operational challenges using root-cause analysis, Manufacturing Excellence, Six Sigma, DMAIC, and other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Provide analytical and technical expertise to identify opportunities, reduce variability, and improve performance across metrics such as uptime, throughput, quality, and ROI.
• Lead solution deployment and execution, ensuring alignment between customer stakeholders and internal technical, engineering, data science, and product teams.
• Assess customer digital maturity and identify opportunities for digital transformation and continuous improvement across sites and at the corporate level.
• Drive adoption and value realization by helping customers effectively implement, use, and scale solutions within their operations.
• Identify opportunities for account expansion based on demonstrated customer value and collaborate with Account Executives on technical discussions, demos, value assessments, and opportunity development.
• Deliver training, coaching, and best-practice guidance to build customer proficiency and enable sustainable improvements.
• Develop documentation and resources that capture best practices and support scalable customer enablement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

DMAIC

Statistical Process Control

Root cause analysis

Data analysis

Change Management

Project Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Braincube is seeking an Optimization Engineer to help customers achieve measurable results from onboarding to expansion. You will translate business objectives into actionable improvements, working with plant teams and executives to drive uptime, throughput, quality, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with Account Executives, Customer Success Managers, and technical teams across multiple sites, advising on digital maturity and continuous improvement initiatives in oil & gas and downstream