Senior Industrial Engineer – Manufacturing Analytics

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Palm Bay (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to blend classical engineering with data analytics to design, optimize, and scale production systems for mission-critical aerospace and defense products.

The role requires building predictive models and dashboards, optimizing layouts, and driving capacity analyses on the factory floor. You will mentor junior staff and collaborate across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to align with business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Aerospace Engineering, or related field with 6 years prior relevant experience; or graduate degree with 4 years; in lieu of a degree, 10 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience as an Industrial Engineer with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Proven ability to conduct complex production planning, scheduling, and capacity analysis.
• High proficiency in data analytics, including Python, SQL, forecasting models, simulation tools, and dashboarding platforms such as Power BI.
• Expertise in applying industrial engineering principles to optimize manufacturing systems (facilities planning, line balancing, standard work, resource modeling, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain production plans, schedules, and capacity models that support cost, schedule, and delivery objectives.
• Analyze large, complex data sets to identify constraints, uncover trends, and propose data driven improvements to production processes.
• Create predictive models (forecasting, throughput modeling, operations research techniques) to support long range planning and resource allocation.
• Design and optimize factory layouts, workflows, and workcells using industrial engineering fundamentals, simulation tools, and lean methodologies.
• Build automated dashboards and analytics tools (e.g., Python, SQL, Power BI) to improve visibility, decision-making, and real time performance tracking.
• Lead process improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reduce variability, and increase operational efficiency.
• Collaborate cross functionally with Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Program Management, and Engineering to ensure alignment between production requirements and business objectives.
• Mentor junior engineers and production planners on best practices in analytics, modeling, and industrial engineering methods.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, advanced manufacturing methods, and data science trends to continuously improve engineering practices.

Skills

Industrial engineering

Data analytics

Forecasting

Operations research

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Industrial engineering degree

Tools

Python

SQL

Power BI

AutoCAD

SAP

MES

Job description

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Palm Bay, FL is seeking a Senior Industrial Engineer to blend classical engineering with data analytics to design, optimize, and scale production systems for mission-critical aerospace and defense products.

The role requires building predictive models and dashboards, optimizing layouts, and driving capacity analyses on the factory floor. You will mentor junior staff and collaborate across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering to align with business