Associate Industrial Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: 100% onsite in Wichita, Kansas, United States.

Salary: $71,650–$109,800 annual base pay for Associate (Level 2), depending on experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Company

Spirit Defense is hirify.global’ defense business unit and an independent supplier to the defense and space marketplace, providing engineering, rapid prototyping, technologies, and support.

What you will do

• Analyze and design production workflows, operation sequences, facility layouts, and product-flow methods to improve efficiency and utilization.
• Conduct cost-control, cost-reduction, inventory-control, and production-record studies, then develop and implement optimized product flow.
• Develop time standards and standard work for shop-floor operations and processes.
• Perform capacity analysis, tool and equipment utilization analysis, and line balancing.
• Assist with facilities planning and design, accident-prevention measures, and production-operations training programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
• At least 2 years of related industrial engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access; U.S. citizenship is required by the U.S. Government.
• Ability to work 100% onsite at the Wichita, Kansas location.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance and Special Program Access.
• Experience in an aircraft or aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Composite experience.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Strong knowledge of industrial engineering tools used in production, including capacity analysis, facility layout, and production improvement methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Union-represented position.
• Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time-off programs.
• Variable compensation opportunities may be available as part of the total rewards package.
• Drug-free workplace with post-offer testing when policy criteria are met.
• Eligible Kansas employees may receive a $5,000 state aviation tax credit for up to five years.

Hiring process

• An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance is required after the start of employment.
• The employer does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.