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Aerospace Industrial Engineer
Location: Wichita, KS
Experience: 3+ Years
Job Summary
We are seeking an Aerospace Industrial Engineer to support aircraft manufacturing and assembly programs. The ideal candidate will drive production planning, scheduling, performance tracking, and data analytics while partnering with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to improve operational efficiency and on-time delivery. Responsibilities include developing production dashboards, tracking build status, and creating visual reports such as bar charts, burndown charts, and assembly progress metrics.
Key Responsibilities
- Track manufacturing builds, shortages, change implementation, and production status.
- Develop and maintain production schedules and capacity plans.
- Create and present bar charts, burndown charts, KPI dashboards, assembly progress reports, and executive metrics.
- Perform data analysis to identify bottlenecks, improve productivity, and support decision-making.
- Conduct time studies, line balancing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure schedule adherence and program success.
Required Skills
- Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering background
- Production Scheduling & Capacity Planning
- Data Analytics and Reporting
- Advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, SQL
- Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement
- Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills
Preferred
- Aerospace manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of AS9100, SAP, aircraft assembly, and production operations
Kaleidoscope, an Infosys Company, is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.
Skills Required
- Industrial Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering background
- Production scheduling and capacity planning experience
- Data analytics and reporting experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Power BI
- Tableau
- SQL
- Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience
- Strong presentation and stakeholder communication skills
- At least 3 years of experience
- Aerospace manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of AS9100
- SAP knowledge
- Aircraft assembly and production operations knowledge
What We Do
When clients come to us for product design and development, they get a full range of technical expertise and laboratory resources, but they also get a team that’s relentless when it comes to solving problems and creating designs that are the ideal combination of function and form. What does that mean? We build tools that save lives. For surgeons, it means they have tools that not only address but anticipate their needs, which helps improve their patients’ outcomes. We create products that save money and ensure safety. For people juggling family, work, and other demands, it means they have products that provide real help in managing their everyday lives. And for businesses, it means their bottom line is supported with durable tools that improve efficiency and protect their teams. From concept to production plan, or at any phase in between, we are a partner that can extend your product development know-how or provide additional mindpower to free up in-house teams.
