Industrial Engineer
Harris Companies · St Paul, MN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Industrial
- Base pay
- $71k–$107k
- Travel
- 30%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level industrial role at Harris Companies (industrial) in St Paul, MN.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Root cause, Time studies
- Base pay
- $71k–$107k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage · about 30% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $73k–$109k. This one lists $71k–$107k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 5 industrial engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 383 other live industrial postings in the US.
- Base pay
- About 15% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $84k–$124k, from 82 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 51%
- ✓ Time studies 38%
- ✓ Six Sigma 32%
- New product launch 28%
- ✓ Root cause 24%
- Automation 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is it more layout and capacity work, or time studies and standard work?
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requirements
- ✓Build actionable implementation plans, including scope, timelines, KPIs, resource needs, and risks
- ✓Lead rollout and adoption of new workflows, SOPs, and processes across functions to ensure consistent and repeatable execution
Continuing Education
- ✓Utilize a combination of seminars, trade shows, industry publications, certifications, etc. to maintain relevant knowledge of project management, process improvement, and change management methodologies and best practices
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Harris Companies
Title: Industrial Engineer
Job Category: Industrialized construction
Requisition Number: INDUS002822
Full Time
St Paul, MN 55102, USA
Job Details
Description
The purpose of your role as an Industrial Engineer
This role is part of a team that plays a critical role in driving operational efficiency, standardization, and performance improvement. It merges industrial engineering principles with process engineering methodologies to improve productivity, reduce waste, improve workflows, and enable scalable industrialized construction practices.
This role supports continuous improvement efforts across the project lifecycle; from design/ coordination, fabrication, and modularization to installation while enabling technology adoption, process reliability, and datadriven operational decision-making.
Industrial Process Engineering
- •Facilitate structured mapping of current workflows across the project lifecycle
- •Leverage Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies to identify systemic gaps, inefficiencies, waste, and bottlenecks
- •Work with stakeholders to define future-state processes, workflows, and
Manufacturing Systems Optimization
- •Conduct time studies, capacity analysis, and workflow optimization for multiple fabrication facilities across the country, applying Lean and Six Sigma techniques to identify waste and streamline processes
- •Analyze labor, materials, throughput, and system performance to drive measurable operational improvements
- •Design or improve the physical layout of the fabrication facilities to reduce travel, improve safety, and maximize efficiency
- •Collaborate with stakeholders to conduct root cause analyses, reduce scrap and rework, and standardize processes in the fabrication facility
Documentation
- •Write and maintain: Workflows and processes, work instructions, SOPs, project artifacts, and training materials, to ensure consistency and scalability
Process Simulation and Digital Modeling
- •Use discreteevent simulation and process-modeling to model fabrication, logistics, and warehouse operations workflows
- •Run scenario analyses to assess capacity constraints, sequencing strategies, labor needs, and flow optimization
- •Present simulation findings to help teams make data-driven decisions about process improvements and operational strategies
Develop Working Knowledge of Machinery, Software, and Integrated Systems:
- •Learn and maintain a working understanding of the machinery, software platforms, and digital tools used across the project lifecycle, including how each system is configured and how they connect to downstream and upstream workflows
- •Use this working knowledge to identify process gaps, improve system handoffs, and ensure workflows are designed in alignment with real-world tool behavior and operational capabilities
- •Serve as a “bridge” between operations and technology teams by ensuring processes account for both human and system factors
What we're looking for in you
- •Associate's degree in industrial engineering, construction, technology, or a related field
- •OR trade experience
- •Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, construction, technology, or a related field preferred
- •3+ years of construction industry experience
- •3+ years of experience in pre-fabrication or manufacturing
- •2+ years evaluating and improving processes
- •2+ years analyzing emerging trends and recommending solutions
- •Must be able to travel 20-30% if time for the position
- •Knowledge of construction and fabrication tools, techniques, and processes
- •Understanding of construction project lifecycle
- •Strong understanding of mechanical systems preferred
- •Knowledge of advanced work packages preferred
- •Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent preferred
Your life at Harris
As one of the country's leading mechanical contractors, Harris offers the stability, resources, and opportunities of a national company along with the team culture, creative spirit, and customer loyalty of a local business. If you thrive on variety and enjoy new challenges, we want to meet you. From stadiums to manufacturing facilities, power plants to hospitals, and concert halls to classrooms, we handle projects of all sizes and complexity across multiple regional locations throughout the country.