Industrial Manufacturing Engineer III: Process Optimizer
Collins Aerospace · Melbourne, AR
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Industrial
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior industrial role at Collins Aerospace (industrial) in Melbourne, AR. Drive manufacturing process improvements across multiple assembly process steps.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, FMEA, Time studies, Tooling
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $84k–$124k.
Median of the low and high ends of 89 live postings that list pay, out of 312 industrial engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 8 other live industrial postings in Arkansas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 2+)
Similar roles usually ask 2+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 67%
- ✓ Time studies 33%
- Six Sigma 33%
- AutoCAD 22%
- ✓ Tooling 22%
- Green Belt 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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We are looking for an Industrial Manufacturing Engineer III to join our team and support operations and the manufacturing of CNS (Communication, Navigation, and Surveillance) products in our Melbourne, FL facility.
What You Will Do
- ◆Drive manufacturing process improvements across multiple assembly process steps.
- ◆Perform time studies to maintain standard timings used for operator productivity calculations, and to aid with staffing analyses.
- ◆Identify opportunities to remove waste from processes and reduce standard times.
- ◆Support Production Build Operators with immediate needs on Tooling and Processes to meet production schedule.
- ◆Utilize drafting/modeling SW to design and implement new fixtures for process improvement.
- ◆Develop and maintain Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEAs).
- ◆Analyze and understand factory needs and requirements.
- ◆Conduct Process Flow and line balancing analysis and drive improvements.
- ◆Develop tools that enable manufacturing or increase production rates.
- ◆Implement Procedure and process improvements based on safety, quality, and productivity.
- ◆Identify and address safety concerns.
- ◆Improving production facilities and equipment layouts.
- ◆Provide information to management regarding the status of equipment, manpower, space and other elements affecting manufacturing.
- ◆Identify needs for capital expenses and provide cost/benefit analysis and business need.
You Must Have
- ✓Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.
- ✓5+ years of manufacturing and/or electrical component troubleshooting experience.
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Job Title: Industrial Manufacturing Engineer III
Location: US-FL-MELBOURNE-308 (1100 W Hibiscus Blvd, BLDG 308)
Country: United States of America
Job Type: Onsite
We Prefer
- •LEAN manufacturing experience.
- •Experience with equipment and factory layouts.
- •Problem-solving skills with ability to proactively identify alternate solutions to overcome difficult technical challenges.
- •Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals.
- •Detail-oriented and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- •Experience using analytical and problem-solving skills to effectively identify and resolve issues and mitigate risks.
- •Collins Enterprise Values including Safety | Trust | Accountability | Respect | Collaboration | Innovation.
Benefits
- •Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- •Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
- •Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
- •Tuition reimbursement program.
- •Student Loan Repayment Program.
- •Life insurance and disability coverage.
- •Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
- •Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
- •Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
- •Adoption Assistance.
- •Autism Benefit.
- •Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
- •Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
- •Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
- •Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
- •Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
- •And more!
This position may be eligible for relocation.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.
This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.
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