Senior Industrial Engineer, Labor Standards

The role

The Senior Industrial Engineer will own and scale the enterprise labor standards capability and system. This person will define methodologies, design standardized tools, and integrate validated times into the MES to support production planning and capacity.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise labor standards capability as a foundational asset
• Define the enterprise standard for how time studies are conducted
• Design and deploy standardized tools and formats for time study execution
• Establish and maintain a centralized labor standards repository
• Own the integration between labor standards and MES
• Define when and how time studies are triggered across the NPI maturity plan
• Build the business process for maintaining labor standards through engineering change
• Conduct and lead high-stakes time studies and train embedded IEs
• Identify operations with high labor variation or outdated studies
• Translate labor standards into action for line balancing and staffing models

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing and maintaining labor standards in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in multiple time study methodologies (stopwatch time study, MODAPTS, MTM, predetermined time systems, video analysis, or work sampling)
• Deep understanding of time study fundamentals including element breakdown, performance rating/leveling, allowance determination (PFD), sample size calculation, and statistical basis
• Experience designing and deploying standardized time study processes, tools, and templates across an organization
• Experience integrating labor standards with MES, ERP, or production planning systems
• Strong understanding of how labor standards connect to line balancing, capacity planning, staffing models, and cost estimation
• Ability to read technical documentation including work instructions, assembly drawings, process specifications, and manufacturing procedures
• Track record of building tools, processes, or systems for organizational adoption
• Ability to work in ambiguity and communicate measurement uncertainty clearly
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field
• Experience standing up a centralized labor standards capability from scratch
• Experience managing labor standards through NPI maturity stages and engineering change management (ECO/ECN)
• Prior work in high-mix, complex manufacturing or defense/aerospace environments
• Proficiency with data analytics and visualization tools (Python, SQL, Power BI)
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and Six Sigma principles
• Knowledge of learning curve theory and its application to NPI labor forecasting
• Experience with video-based time study tools and software
• Experience integrating labor standards with earned value management (EVM) or production cost accounting systems
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or setting technical standards for a team

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. The company brings the expertise, technology, and business model of innovative companies to the defense industry.