Senior Associate, Industrial Engineer
L3Harris · Camden, AR
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Industrial
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 19 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior industrial role at L3Harris (aerospace & defense) in Camden, AR. L3Harris is seeking a Senior Associate, Industrial Engineer to support the Programs/Factories in Camden, AR to maximize throughput, improve efficiency, and deliver increasing value to the customer.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Value stream mapping, Root cause, Time studies, Capacity planning
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Industrial Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $85k–$125k.
Median of the low and high ends of 80 live postings that list pay, out of 386 industrial engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Arkansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 8 other live industrial postings in Arkansas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 56%
- ✓ Six Sigma 56%
- ✓ Value stream mapping 33%
- ✓ Root cause 22%
- ✓ Time studies 22%
- ✓ Capacity planning 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: L3Harris in Camden
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Full description from L3HarrisAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Model factory operations by generating process flows, value stream maps, pareto charts, spaghetti diagrams, and CAD drawings to graphically show production processes, the movement of material, the exchange of information, and key performance indicators
- ◆Calculate resource utilization and identify throughput constraints
- ◆Apply Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing principles to reduce undesirable effects, improve efficiency, and meet or exceed cost, quality, and on-time delivery goals
- ◆Influence factory roadmaps and investment strategies by drafting infrastructure improvement and expansion proposals, and planning the integration of new products, technologies, and equipment that create a competitive advantage
- ◆Work with cross-functional teams to execute projects that address obsolescence, improve factory performance, and promote growth
- ◆Support new production contract/new product proposals and new product integration efforts
- ◆Improve factory safety and work cell ergonomics
- ◆The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
- ◆Possession of a valid driver’s license
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 2 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 0-2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
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L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Senior Associate, Industrial Engineer
Job Location: Camden, AR
Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week
Job Description
L3Harris is seeking a Senior Associate, Industrial Engineer to support the Programs/Factories in Camden, AR to maximize throughput, improve efficiency, and deliver increasing value to the customer. Industrial Engineers are responsible for Labor Performance Analyses, Process and Value Stream Mapping, Line Balancing, Capacity Planning, Manpower Planning, Factory Layouts, Factory Simulations, Strategic Planning, Project Management, Continuous Improvement, and more. Every day presents new and exciting challenges and reminds us of our mission to deliver to those who defend us. We hope you are as excited about this opportunity as we are.
Preferred Additional Skills
- +Degree such as Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Operations Management, Business, Supply Chain Management
- +Requires strong oral and written communication skills to include experience creating and facilitating presentations and writing technical reports
- +Experience/Education with factory layout and work cell design/optimization
- +Experience/Education with simulation modeling and capacity analysis tools/methods
- +Experience/Education with project management
- +Experience with CAD Software
- +Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action process
- +Proficiency in Lean Principles, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints methodologies and tools
- +Change management skills – a self-motivated change agent with bias for action and a sense of urgency
- +How to influence and lead others working with high-performing cross functional teams and frontline operators and specialists who assemble, test, and deliver our products everyday
- +Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes
- +Experience using Microsoft Office products