Senior Associate, Industrial Engineer (Defense Tech)

Location: Camden, Arkansas, US; onsite support for programs and factories in Camden, AR. Work schedule: 4/10, with 10-hour days four days per week.

Company

hirify.global develops defense technology and end-to-end solutions connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security customers.

What you will do

• Model factory operations using process flows, value stream maps, Pareto charts, spaghetti diagrams, CAD drawings, and key performance indicators.
• Calculate resource utilization, identify throughput constraints, and perform labor performance, capacity, and manpower analyses.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to improve efficiency and achieve cost, quality, and on-time delivery goals.
• Develop factory roadmaps, infrastructure improvement and expansion proposals, and plans for integrating new products, technologies, and equipment.
• Work with cross-functional teams on obsolescence, factory performance, growth, new production contracts, and new product integration.
• Improve factory safety and work-cell ergonomics.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance are required.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and 0–2 years of related experience; or at least 6 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice to have

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or Supply Chain Management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation facilitation and technical report writing.
• Experience or education in factory layout, work-cell design and optimization, simulation modeling, capacity analysis, project management, CAD software, and Root Cause and Corrective Action processes.
• Proficiency in Lean Principles, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints methodologies and tools.
• Change-management skills, self-motivation, bias for action, and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams, frontline operators, and specialists involved in assembling, testing, and delivering products.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes and experience using Microsoft Office products.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and engaging work environment focused on employee growth and work-life success.
• Shared commitment to customer missions, community values, and excellence.
• Equal opportunity employment and a workplace free from unlawful discrimination.
• Drug-free workplace with pre-employment substance-abuse testing and background checks where permitted by law.
• Employment eligibility verification and potential government security investigations for classified-information access.