Principal Industrial Engineering

About National Instruments

For 40 years, NI has worked with engineers and scientists to provide answers to the most challenging questions. NI systems accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery through an open, software-defined platform. This approach helps engineers develop and increase the performance of automated test and automated measurement systems.

Historically, National Instruments has been a top 100 employer of choice as ranked by several different sources, naming NI one of the top corporate citizens and best places to work. Maybe it is our fantastic work/life balance, or matching 401K, or picturesque campus with ponds, hiking trails, beach volleyball courts, and collaborative meeting spaces. If you want to work on cool stuff at a cool company, you are in the right place!

Core Job Responsibilities

· Own production layout planning. Develop long term strategic space planning and short-term execution plan

· Establish layout plan to support NPI start-up or product transfer

· Coordinate and work closely with Operation Team and Facilities Team to execute re-layout activities without any safety issue

· Budgetary: Work out budgetary for quarterly and annual planning

· Lead and drive project implementation including performing market survey to come out best solution.

· Coach junior IE to resolve issues related to layout or budgetary. Provide guidance on capacity analysis or headcount analysis to junior IE.

· Introduce industry practice related to layout, capacity and headcount planning for efficiency improvement.

· Driving productivity improvement to optimize space utilization or headcount efficiency.

· Leverage lean or VSM to eliminate waste or improve process / material flow.

· Expand the scope as IE representative to support MES implementation.



Requirements:

· Degree in Engineering discipline from a recognized university

· Min. 6-8 years of related experience in layout, capacity and headcount planning

· Experience working in global environment will add advantage.

· Strong project management skills and experience will add advantage

· Excellent quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills

· Strong familiarity in time motion study, value stream mapping & Process mapping

· Good leadership and strong communication skills to lead productivity improvement