SENIOR PRE-PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

BorgWarner; Kokomo (IN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BorgWarner Noblesville LLC is seeking a Senior Pre-production Industrial Engineer to support hybrid work from Kokomo, IN. The role focuses on developing capacity models, leading lean improvements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams across global sites.

The candidate will guide layout planning, time studies, and manufacturing readiness, while championing ergonomic design and safety. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related field with 60 months of experience.
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles and ergonomic workstation design.
• Experience with cycle time studies, line balancing, and layout optimization using AutoCAD.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate global pre-production industrial engineering efforts for electric and electrification programs and develop long-term capacity models.
• Assist cross-functional teams to design and integrate lean manufacturing systems into plant environments.
• Implement resource, equipment and labor optimization to achieve lean targets and replicate across programs.
• Guide layout planning, virtual build events, and prototype builds to validate future models.
• Prepare and update Manufacturing Readiness Plan for optimal facility utilization.
• Introduce ergonomic job evaluation early in programs and address ergonomic issues.
• Act as Ergonomist to improve operator safety and efficiency in program builds.
• Implement IE knowledge management and train plant IEs in standard time measurement and line balancing.
• Support sustainability initiatives and energy efficiency projects.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Ergonomic design

Cycle time studies

Line balancing

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

TITLE: SENIOR PRE-PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

BorgWarner Noblesville LLC seeks a Senior Pre-production Industrial Engineer based out of our location at 2151 E LINCOLN ROAD, Kokomo, Indiana 46902. Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned office address. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the aforementioned office address. Note, domestic and international travel, as needed, up to 10% is required for this job.

DUTIES:

• Facilitate Global Pre-Production Industrial Engineering efforts for electric and electrification programs; developing long-term global manufacturing capacity models and drive implementation to increase excellence and productivity throughout manufacturing sites across the globe;
• Assist global cross-functional teams of manufacturing engineering, material handling and/or plant personnel to design and integrate new or expanded lean manufacturing systems into existing plant environments;
• implement new model resources equipment and labor optimization efforts to achieve lean targets through benchmarking, target setting, tracking process change, and replicate across programs;
• guide the layout planning process, virtual build events and the engineering prototype builds to validate the future model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants to support physical build events & program launches;
• formulate and periodically update the Manufacturing Readiness Plan (MRP) for optimal utilization of facilities, equipment, and labor, aligned with global footprint strategy for the entire business unit;
• introduce ergonomic job evaluation at very early stages of the programs and collaborate with product development teams to make sure design fixes are found in future models;
• act as advising Ergonomist to assess and address ergonomic issues at various manufacturing sites, develop engineering solutions to enhance operator safety and efficiency, and ensure these improvements are integrated into ongoing program builds;
• implement the Industrial Engineering knowledge management across the business unit;
• prepare and conduct training for plant IEs for standard time measurement methodology, safe & ergonomic workstation design, and line balancing;
• facilitate the sustainability initiatives within the business unit;
• track the energy efficiency improvement projects across manufacturing plants;
• and other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or in a related field and 60 months of experience in job offered or industrial or manufacturing engineering position.
• Experience with lean manufacturing principles, ergonomic workstation design, and capacity modeling.
• Experience with cycle time studies, line balancing, and layout optimization using AutoCAD.
• Experience collaborating and guiding multi-disciplined teams through a project.
• Experience working with cross-functional and international teams.

Note, domestic and international travel, as needed, up to 10% is required for this job.

OTHER:

• Employer: BorgWarner Noblesville LLC
• Job Site: 2151 E Lincoln Road, Kokomo, Indiana 46902.
• 40 hours per week.

BorgWarner is a global product leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions. We are a company of innovators and independent thinkers that brings together talented employees, meaningful work and amazing technology in a unique environment. At BorgWarner we constantly work towards our vision of a clean and energy-efficient world.

Our Culture: BorgWarner promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive environment, honors integrity, strives for excellence, commits to responsibility for our communities and the environment, and builds on the power of collaboration. We believe the health and safety of our employees are a top priority.

Career Opportunities: We manage talent as seriously as we manage our businesses and encourage you to learn about our proud history, strong culture, technologies, and vision for the future. We offer positions locally and globally with over 90 locations in 19 countries.

If this position energizes you and you feel you can help us achieve our mission and vision, you are invited to submit an application for consideration. You may see the list of requirements and feel you do not meet all of them. However, remember that BorgWarner thinks differently. If your qualifications align with the majority of those outlined in this job description, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and skills with us.