Industrial Engineer

Industrial Engineer, Armtec Defense Technologies
Armtec Defense Technologies (Armtec) is an operating unit of the Transdigm Group (NYSE: TDG), an industry leader in aerospace and defense products and services. Armtec is comprised of three business units producing subcomponents for ordnance in Coachella, CA; decoy countermeasure flares in Camden AR; and radar countermeasure chaff in Lillington NC. At Armtec, we welcome skilled and enthusiastic people who share our determination and high standards to join us in our mission-critical work supporting the US and allied war-fighters who serve us all by defending democracy and protecting freedom. This position is staffed in Coachella, at Armtec’s world-class, sole-source production facility for felted fiber nitrocellulose combustible cartridge cases for medium and large caliber military ammunition; and pyrophoric payloads for training grenades. 

Company Profile
Company: Armtec Defense Technologies is an operating unit of the TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).
Industry: Manufacturing Combustible Ordnance and Countermeasures

Job Overview
Title: Industrial Engineer
Job Family: Engineering
Reports to: Program Engineer
Works with:   Mid-level managers and supervisors, peer engineers, operators, technicians, and suppliers.
Location: Coachella, California
Type: Full-Time

Job Summary
Industrial Engineers at Armtec Defense Technologies are responsible for designing, implementing, and continuously improving production layouts and processes to increase productivity and reduce waste.  They improve the documentation and specifications for their production processes, including our operator work loops and takt-driven process configurations in order to optimize process performance and institutionalize our learning on our production systems. 

Our products are components in large and medium caliber ammunition products, and contain various levels of energetic materials, so safety is of paramount importance.  We further strive to operate a pull-based lean production system, with clear operator signals and processes.  This not only helps production efficiency and simplifies our engineering problem solving efforts, but it also helps us improve safety by minimizing energetic material in process.  Our equipment consists mainly of electro-mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment that convert nitrocellulose based fibrous slurries into hard compression-molded parts that are subsequently shaped and finished.

Primary Responsibilities

• Track, analyze, and use product and process data to identify opportunities to improve the system to reduce rejects, down time, material costs, and labor hours.
• Design and develop efficient pull-system process flows for various takt times using Lean and industrial engineering principles.
• Develop operator standard work sequences, standard work maps, and operator load charts.
• Design and develop job aids, fixtures, workstations, etc. to help improve the operator work cycles.
• Lead projects and kaizen events to accomplish improvement goals.
• Train staff on new processes and provide instructions and manuals.
• Work with manufacturing engineering to design and develop job aids, fixtures, workstations, etc. to help improve the operator work cycles.
• Collaborate with internal customers on technical issues
• Improve manufacturing efficiencies, output, and reduce costs
• Stay informed concerning new technologies, materials and equipment, and investigates potential applications.
• Understand and live by Armtec’s ethics and business conduct policies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience with application of Lean production methodologies, including pull systems and kanbans, to smooth production flow and meet takt.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to collect and analyze production data to identify trends and correlations in order to aid problem identification and resolution.  Prefer strong experience with statistical analysis, six-sigma green belt or better.
• Possess a high degree of creativity, and the ability to focus on rapid prototyping / rapid design-test cycles in order to continuously learn and improve.
• Documentation and organization skills
• Ability to maintain a safe work environment
• Must be dependable, responsible, and detail oriented and have the ability to deal with people effectively.
• Prefer experience with manufacturing for energetics processing and Department of Defense safety requirements.

Armtec Behavioral Competencies
Demonstrate ability in the Armtec competencies as an employee: customer focus, ethics and values, problem solving, integrity and trust, functional/technical skills, listening, action-oriented, composure and values diversity.
Education & Professional Work Experience Requirements

• Minimum 4-year degree in industrial engineering or related field and 5+ years of experience in an engineering role in a lean manufacturing environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government.

Work Hours & Travel

• 4/10 work week M-Th and ability to support off-hours periodically as production needs require.

To Apply
Please apply on-line on the Armtec Career Website,  
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Salary Range: $93,878-$129,606/Annual

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with generous company contribution
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA - Medical & Dependent Care)
• Life and Accident Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Parent Leave Pay
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Holidays (8 paid holiday including holiday shutdown weeks in July and December)
• 401(k) matching
• Tuition Assistance