Senior Industrial Engineer | Lead CI & Ops Innovation

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead cross-functional projects improving efficiency of physical and transactional processes across the organization. You will drive step-level improvements, mentor staff, and manage mid to large scale initiatives in manufacturing operations.

The role requires a proven track record in continuous improvement, strong project management across functions, and executive presence to influence leadership and drive results.

Qualifications

• Must have a strong track record of continuous improvement results.
• Significant experience managing cross-functional projects.
• Executive presence and ability to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead IE projects including value stream mapping, design reviews, capacity analysis, and new line startup across manufacturing operations.
• Evaluate operations to identify improvement opportunities using data to build a business case and deliver results.
• Monitor metrics such as labor hours, production efficiency, cycle time, lead time, and WIP; lead cross-functional teams to improve key metrics.
• Plan and maintain production line capacity through S&OP cycle.
• Analyze work cell layout, process flow and material flow; propose cost‑effective improvements to space, personnel, and equipment.
• Navigate change management, address resistance, and reinforce continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform what‑if analyses and communicate findings to senior management; assess long-term capacity needs for facilities and equipment.
• Coordinate large building or multi‑cell layout changes to optimize space utilization.
• Conduct structured problem-solving investigations with data-driven recommendations to achieve improvements.
• Train in time standards, line balancing, simulation modeling, cost estimation, and manpower planning.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Data analysis

Value stream mapping

Process optimization

Job description

Intuitive seeks a Senior Industrial Engineer to lead cross-functional projects improving efficiency of physical and transactional processes across the organization. You will drive step-level improvements, mentor staff, and manage mid to large scale initiatives in manufacturing operations.

The role requires a proven track record in continuous improvement, strong project management across functions, and executive presence to influence leadership and drive results.