Industrial Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Industrial Engineer Staff with Security Clearance
Location: Courtland

Job Number 715372

Description:

We will be hosting a hiring event on February 18th in Courtland, AL. If chosen for an interview, you will have an interview time and location. We will be interviewing candidates for Level 3 and Level 4 Industrial Engineering roles at this hiring event. The positions are on-site 100% of the time. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.

Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings. Why Lockheed Martin Space?

• Opportunity to influence the future of space and advanced manufacturing.

• Work with leading tools in simulation, analytics, and digital manufacturing.

• Culture focused on continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation.

• Leadership, mentoring, and career growth opportunities.

• Mission-driven work supporting national security and space exploration.

Role Overview
We are seeking a mid-career / senior Industrial Engineer to support and evolve production operations in Cortland, Alabama. This role applies Industrial Engineering principles, modern analytics tools, and cross-functional collaboration to reduce waste, improve efficiencies, and guide manufacturing decisions for complex space systems. Key Duties / Responsibilities

• Apply advanced Industrial Engineering principles to evaluate and optimize production processes.

• Partner with facilities engineering to plan new production lines and factory layouts.

• Support Manufacturing Engineers with standards development and performance analysis.

• Build discrete-event simulations to analyze future production strategies, identify constraints, and optimize workflows.

• Analyze data systems to identify issues and drive continuous improvement solutions.

• Develop tools and solutions that support scheduling, cost optimization, and production performance.

• Lead and sustain process improvement initiatives with measurable outcomes.

• Mentor less experienced Industrial Engineers.

• Collaborate with production operations to understand manufacturing processes and provide data-driven recommendations.

• Support occasional off-shift or weekend work to maintain production schedules.

• Work cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, and Program Management across the product lifecycle. Work Environment
This position operates in a high-paced, digitally enabled production environment. You will work with PLM, MRP, MES, analytics platforms, simulation software, and other tools that support modern manufacturing. Occasional off-shift or weekend work may be required to support critical production needs. Collaboration with engineering, operations, and program stakeholders is a core component of this role.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering in a production or manufacturing environment.

• Project management experience.

• Experience developing, monitoring, or reporting cost and schedule performance metrics.

• Experience creating production schedules, forecasts, or resource-loaded staffing plans.

• Experience with discrete-event simulation of production processes.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Desired

Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience launching or scaling new production lines or factories.

• Leadership experience, including team guidance or conflict resolution.

• Experience with tools such as SAP, Apriso, VECAMS, Tableau, Simio, or similar systems.

• Experience developing and executing production ramp-up plans.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple assignments.

• Experience in production operations or new program introductions.

• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to senior leadership.

• Active Secret security clearance (preferred).
Security Clearance Statement:
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Secret
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