Principal Industrial Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-08-26

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HIA32: Cedar Rapids, IA 400 Collins Rd NE , Cedar Rapids, IA, 52498-0505 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Are you looking for a rewarding job?  Join our team as an Industrial Engineer on the Site Project Team in Cedar Rapids, IA, where you'll apply advanced Industrial Engineering concepts and analysis tools to drive transformative changes in manufacturing operations. Your focus will be on improving product quality, reducing costs, and optimizing production flow, contributing directly to our site's efficiency and competitiveness.

This role offers a blend of independent initiative and teamwork, collaborating closely with manufacturing engineers, production personnel, management, and support organizations. Located onsite in Cedar Rapids, IA, you'll play a crucial role in shaping our operational excellence and innovation. If you're passionate about Industrial Engineering and driven to make a meaningful impact in manufacturing, we encourage you to apply and join us in advancing our shared goals of excellence and innovation.

This role will be performed ONSITE in our Collins Aerospace location in Cedar Rapids, IA.

This position may be eligible for relocation.

What YOU Will Do:

The primary responsibility for this position is providing site level project support with an emphasis in automation. This position will also have responsibilities in the following areas:

• Program, integrate, and validate/verify new manufacturing equipment
• Subject matter expert on manufacturing processes including equipment, layouts, work sequence, workflow, work instructions, and procedures 
• Identify process improvements opportunities using analysis, modeling, benchmarking, research, etc.
• Conduct studies on cost control, productivity, inventory, and production record systems 
• Standard work in areas such as process documentation, preventative maintenance, and validation/verification
• Strategic plans for allocation of resources, materials, and personnel to establish maximum utilization 
• Project cost estimates and cost benefit analysis
• Review processes and work to eliminate risks related to quality, safety, and producibility
• Manage moderately sized projects or processes
• Use various software packages to maintain and update documents and records

Expectations of the role:

• Contribute actively to both team and individual goals, fostering a collaborative environment. 
• Earn trust to engage directly with customers, ensuring adherence to procedures and standards. 
• Demonstrate strong follow-through on work assignments to achieve consistent results. 
• Embrace a culture of continuous improvement by learning from past mistakes and experiences. 
• Support teammates proactively and compassionately, fostering a helpful and cohesive team dynamic. 
• Show eagerness to learn and grow, going beyond daily responsibilities to expand skills and knowledge  
• Develop tactical plans to manage day-to-day challenges
• Independently prioritize tasks and resolve complex problems with minimal oversight and communicate as necessary with leadership
• Document lessons learned and share with team members
• Coach and delegate work to junior level professional

What YOU Will Learn:

• Become familiar with Collins Aerospace products, lean manufacturing objectives, test philosophy, and state of the art manufacturing techniques. 
• Work cohesively with others of different backgrounds and ideas 
• Participate in peer to peer and leadership mentoring 
• Learn new skills or sharpen existing skills through Workday learning, LinkedIn training, and other development opportunities.   

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Process/automation equipment programming & troubleshooting
• PLC, HMI, and robotic arms
• AutoCAD and 3D modeling
• Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA)
• Process flow optimization
• Problem solving/root cause analysis
• Cost benefit analysis
• Manufacturing lead time analysis
• Station loading/line balancing, staffin