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