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Job Description
Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 17-2112.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 88,530.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 42.00
- Currently, there are 256,550 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Industrial Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Industrial Engineers
- Tool Engineer
- Supply Chain Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Plant Engineer
- Operations Engineer
- Manufacturing Specialist
- Industrial Engineer
- Engineering Manager
- Engineer
- Vendor Quality Supervisor
- Traffic Rate Analyst
- Tool Planner
- Tool Design Engineer
- Time Study Engineer
- Test Inspection Engineer
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE)
- Standards Engineer
- Shoe Lay-Out Planner
- Salvage Engineer
- Quality Controller
- Quality Control Specialist
- Quality Control Manager
- Quality Control Industrial Engineer
- Quality Control Expert
- Quality Control Engineer
- Quality Control Director
- Quality Control Analyst
- Quality Assurance Technician
- Quality Assurance Manager (QA Manager)
- Quality Assurance Engineer (QA Engineer)
- Quality Assurance Analyst (QA Analyst)
- Production Tool Engineer
- Production Planner
- Production Manager
- Production Expert
- Production Engineering Tooling Coordinator
- Production Control Planner
- Production Control Expert
- Packaging Engineer
- Metrologist
- Methods Time Analyst
- Methods Engineer
- Metallurgical and Quality Control Testing Supervisor
- Materials Planner
- Material Scheduler
- Manufacturing Planner
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Logistical Engineer
- Liaison Engineer
- Inventory Analyst
- Industrial Methods Consultant
- Field Engineer
- Factory Lay-Out Engineer
- Factory Lay Out Engineer
- Factory Expert
- Factory Engineer
- Equipment Inspector
- Environmental Systems Coordinator
- Engineering Inspector
- Efficiency Expert
- Efficiency Engineer
- Efficiency Analyst
- Documentation Engineer
- District Plant Engineer
- Configuration Manager
- Configuration Management Analyst
- Automation Engineer
Tasks for “Quality Engineer”
- Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
- Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
- Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
- Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
- Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
- Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
- Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements.
- Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
- Study operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine worker functions and responsibilities.
- Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
- Coordinate and implement quality control objectives, activities, or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, or minimize costs.
- Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
- Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
- Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
- Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
- Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
- Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
- Implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and defective or damaged parts, and assess cost and responsibility.
- Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
- Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
Related Technology & Tools
- Vibration tables
- Microcontrollers
- Potentiometers
- Force plates
- Photometers
- Radiometers
- Personal computers
- Environmental ovens
- Pressure transducers
- Thermocouples
- Motion control systems
- Computer servers
- Pulsed width modulation PWM drives
- Hydraulic power units
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Laser printers
- Optical benches
- Hardness testers
- Noise dosimeters
- Load cells
- Variable frequency drives VFD
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Audio amplifiers
- Recording microphones
- Inverted metallurgical microscopes
- Multimeters
- Time delay relay panel boxes
- Signal generators
- Oxygen uptake measurement devices
- Torsion meters
- Audiometers
- Reverberant auditory test chambers
- Camera controllers
- Hydraulic presses
- Anthropometers
- Anechoic auditory test chambers
- Sound level calibrators
- Electrophysics infrared cameras
- Heart rate monitors
- Electrogoniometers
- Fast Fourier transform FFT spectrum analyzers
- Heated environmental chambers
- Sound level meters
- Audio equalizers
- Audio tape recorders
- Digital cameras
- Tensile testers
- Programmable logic controller PLC controlled turntables
- Octave band analyzers
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Human modeling software
- Rockwell RSLogix
- UGS Solid Edge
- UGS Jack
- Production scheduling and planning software
- Inventory management software
- Microsoft Word
- ILOG CPLEX
- Decision support software
- Time and motion analysis software
- ECHIP
- Microsoft Project
- Optimization software
- MAGMA MAGMASOFT
- Statgraphics
- MAYA I-DEAS
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Quality control software
- Nupro CastView
- Extensible markup language XML
- Numerical control software
- Python
- C++
- Automatic dynamic incremental nonlinear analysis ADINA
- Dassasult Systemes Abaqus
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Microsoft Visio
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Warehouse management system WMS
- Three-dimensional simulation translation software
- ProModel
- Computer numerical control CNC software
- Linux
- Structured query language SQL
- Personnel scheduling software
- 3D Static Strength Prediction Program 3DSSPP
- Robotic simulation software
- Materials requirement planning MRP software
- Assembly line balancing software
- Manhattan Associates PkMS Pickticket
- IBM Notes
- Dataxiom StatMost
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Sun Microsystems Java
- Allen Bradley PanelView
- Finite element method FEM software
- Electronic breadboard software
- Logic programming software
- Neural network modeling software
- Modular arrangement of predetermined time standards software MODAPTS
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- PMC KanbanSIM
- Robotic control software
- NeuralWare
- SAP
- Design of experiments DOE software
- Discrete event simulation software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
- Facilities planning software
- Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search MINOS software
- Facilities design software
- SAS
- Bentley MicroStation
- Oracle Retek
- Data acquisition software
- Supply chain capacity planning software
- Rockwell Automation Arena
- Yield management systems
- Production flow analysis software
- Windward Technologies GRG2
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Excel
- EGS FeatureCAM
- ETA Dynaform
- Maplesoft Maple
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Minitab
- Workcell simulation software
- Process reengineering software
- Task analysis software
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- A mathematical programming language AMPL
- Statistical software
- Microsoft Office
- PTC Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Access
- Stratasys FDM MedModeler
- International TechneGroup IGESworks
- User interface design software
- Mathsoft Mathcad
- Microsoft Visual Basic