Industrial Engineer

The Industrial Engineer has a lead role in small to medium scope and complexity projects and a strong supporting role in larger capacity expansions, focusing on defining processes, setting standards, and recording results. This role will leverage engineering “first principles” for designing tools, equipment, and processes for existing process improvements in the Product Distribution Center.

This is considered an essential onsite role, which requires regular onsite attendance.

• Design process improvements, job aids and mechanical systems including documentation and training, while using statistical analysis and time study tools.
• Follow engineering “first principles” in equipment, process, and human factors design. Determine the correct level of automation needed for a given project, and how to integrate the human element with this automation.
• Design and improve processes as a subject matter expert for human factors including ergonomics, and time and motion studies. Work closely with PDC Operations, Operational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma teams to contribute to process improvements.
• Develop and implement engineered labor standards, and audit to verify alignment between documented and practiced process.
• Deploy root cause analysis approach to ergonomic, material handling and safety challenges.
• Play a pivotal role in educating and training others on the purpose, structure, and function of a Labor Management System.
• Provide documentation, training, and basic support for medium to complex issues. Be responsible for prototyping or designing a Proof of Concept.
• Work cross functionally across Digi Key departments and with 3rd party teams to lead areas of system installations and testing. Know the capabilities of the areas of design for which you are responsible.
• Design and deliver system components and processes that are human facing. Design and implement solutions to support overall system requirements.
• Participate with key Team Members within functional areas to build support for sustaining best practices and gain alignment on documented work instructions.
• Collaborate with Senior and Principal Industrial, Material Handling and Software Engineers, as well as end users. Spend a majority of time designing, integrating and delivering systems, processes, or controls.
• Provide design knowledge and expertise to support operations, engineering, maintenance and training.
• Good mechanical knowledge and demonstrated troubleshooting abilities.
• Understanding of the business function related to overall systems.

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or similar area of study (Required)
• Typically 0-5 years of work experience as an Industrial engineer or in a related field (Required)

• Generally, spend the workday sitting at a workstation and operating computer devices, such as, but not limited to keyboard, mouse and screen
• Generally, spend the workday performing repetitive motions that involve or affect the hands, head, and other parts of your body