Senior Industrial Engineer – NPI, Lean & Automation

April Quest; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

April Quest in Seattle, WA, on-site, seeks an Industrial Engineer III to advance manufacturing of aerospace-grade composites. The senior role translates product requirements into scalable production systems, guiding programs from development through launch and steady-state production.

You will lead industrialization, DFx reviews, tooling definitions, and capacity planning while collaborating with Engineering, Production, Quality and Operations to improve performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in manufacturing or industrial engineering.
• Strong New Product Introduction and industrialization experience.
• Knowledge of DFM/DFM, manufacturing process planning, routings and production documentation.
• Experience specifying and implementing tooling, fixtures, equipment and workstations.
• Strong understanding of time studies, cycle times, labor standards, line balancing and capacity planning.
• Experience with PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, process capability, SPC/MSA and manufacturing risk management.
• Strong Lean/Kaizen and continuous improvement expertise.
• Experience developing capital equipment, automation or robotics business cases.
• Strong CAD/PDM capability using CATIA, SolidWorks or Inventor.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialization and manufacturing planning for new products and programs.
• Support NPI from early product definition through first build, launch, rate validation and serial production.
• Drive DFM/ DFA reviews from a manufacturing perspective.
• Develop manufacturing process plans, routings, operation sequences and production documentation.
• Define and implement tooling, fixtures, molds, shop aids, gauges, equipment and workstations.
• Conduct time studies and develop cycle times, labor standards, staffing models and line-balancing strategies.
• Support capacity, capability, facility and material-flow planning.
• Lead PFMEA/DFMEA, control plans, manufacturing-readiness reviews and process risk-management activities.
• Drive Lean/Kaizen, value-stream improvement and waste-reduction initiatives.
• Develop business cases for capital equipment, automation and robotics.
• Work cross-functionally with Engineering, Production, Quality and Operations to improve manufacturing performance.

Skills

Industrial engineering

NPI experience

Lean/Kaizen

Time studies

Line balancing

DFM/DFMA

Capital equipment business cases

Tools

CATIA

SolidWorks

Inventor

Job description

April Quest in Seattle, WA, on-site, seeks an Industrial Engineer III to advance manufacturing of aerospace-grade composites. The senior role translates product requirements into scalable production systems, guiding programs from development through launch and steady-state production.

You will lead industrialization, DFx reviews, tooling definitions, and capacity planning while collaborating with Engineering, Production, Quality and Operations to improve performance.