Industrial Engineer Manager

Pioneering in America, from the first mile to the last. This is what drives us!

For more than 160 years, Siemens has been an integral provider of infrastructure, electrification, and transportation solutions in the United States. Automation’s impact on the railway industry is second only to the effects of digitalization. Combine them and the results are transformative! We work at the leading edge of this movement, applying our proven expertise in digitalization to rail infrastructure and automation.
Our innovative solutions deliver greater safety, punctuality, reliability, and sustainability across the line, all while reducing costs for mass transit and freight transportation systems. We are continuously developing new answers for rail automation - often to questions that haven’t been asked yet.

Join our team as a Senior Manager of Industrial Engineering, and provide strategic leadership that shapes the future of our global manufacturing network. In this role, you will define the vision for advanced production systems, architect innovative tools and workflows, and drive large‑scale process transformations that significantly enhance operational performance. You will lead cross‑functional and cross‑regional teams to implement data‑driven solutions, optimize end‑to‑end value streams, and ensure our products are built with world‑class quality, efficiency, and reliability.

If you're passionate about steering complex initiatives, influencing enterprise‑level decisions, and making a measurable impact across the organization, this is a pivotal opportunity to lead and innovate.

• Architects and governs the strategic roadmap for Process Planning and IE, establishing world‑class standards and methodologies across the organization.
• Manages substantial Cap Ex and OpEx budgets, ensuring strategic deployment of resources to maximize ROI.
• Champions Design for Excellence (DfX) to guarantee the manufacturability and testability of products while optimizing advanced manufacturing and test solutions.
• Drives simultaneous engineering to reduce development times of new products and increase the alignment of production and development.
• Identifies and sponsors high‑impact transformation projects, leveraging Lean and Industry 4.0 principles to solve systemic operational bottlenecks.
• Propels infrastructure advancement by developing performance initiatives and implementing the next generation of technical frameworks.
• Manages strategic partnerships with external vendors and key stakeholders to integrate cutting‑edge technologies into the production ecosystem.
• Manages overall ramp‑up phase for mission critical equipment and machines and approves respective work deliveries.
• Empowers a high‑impact engineering team by prioritizing continuous mentorship and creating clear advancement pathways that drive long‑term talent retention.

• P. Eng. Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of progressive experience in high‑volume manufacturing, including at least 3–5 years in a dedicated people‑management role overseeing multi‑disciplinary industrial engineering teams.
• Analyzes and designs work systems in order to support general adherence to agreed standards, in order to ensure humanely and economical production and drives continuous improvement topics.
• Implements superior Industrial Engineering (IE) policies and standards and oversees and manages all production related engineering activities (e.g. equipment layout, workflow design, and accident prevention measures), within the plant.
• Strong project management capabilities, including the development of project plans, schedules, budgets, layout proposals, resource planning.
• Expert in lean manufacturing tools and methodologies.
• Proven hands‑on approach to problem‑solving and implementing corrective actions within assigned areas.
• Expert in designing tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, with an understanding of their impact on dimensional accuracy, quality, and takt time.
• Optimize team performance by identifying individual strengths and strategically…