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Tooling Industrial Engineer (Experienced or Senior)

New Orleans, Louisiana Job ID JR2025467534 Category Engineering - Industrial Role Type Onsite Post Date Aug. 08, 2025
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Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is looking for an Experienced or SeniorTooling Industrial Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to join our Tool Engineering Integration Team of the Production Engineering Community in New Orleans, Louisiana.

At Boeing, our Industrial Engineers are leaders in innovation, development, evaluation, and implementation of methods and systems in support of complex manufacturing processes.  Our Industrial Engineers have the unique opportunity to support the fabrication and assembly the largest and most capable human-rated rocket in the world with the goal of putting men and women on the moon and beyond.

In joining us you will work in a casual but professional environment with multi-disciplined teams of engineers that take pride in developing, integrating, testing and delivering innovative solutions. We offer long-term potential for career growth into both technical leadership and/or management positions and highly value the curiosity, tenacity and imagination our engineers bring to our teams each day.

The ideal candidate will utilize manufacturing operations knowledge and business acumen to partner with cross functional teams from production operations, engineering, quality, supplier management, materials management, and program management to achieve organizational business goals and objectives.

Join us and you will have the unique opportunity to design, stabilize, improve, and transform production systems and processes to achieve world class operational excellence for some of the world’s most sophisticated rocket systems.  Come build your career with Boeing!

Position Responsibilities:

  • Proactively engage with value stream business partners to drive discussions on schedules and estimates, gathering necessary data for achievable plans.

  • Collaborate with Tool Engineering & Production IE to identify current and incoming priorities.

  • Analyze workloads in the Tooling Construction (TC) shop to reduce aging Shop Floor Management (SFM) orders.

  • Develop a 4-6 week look ahead for planning and scheduling, ensuring delinquent schedules are actively re-planned.

  • Ensure value stream schedules accurately reflect reality, including start dates and appropriate flows.

  • Identify ongoing work conditions and collaborate with partners to achieve Ready for Work (RFW) status.

  • Estimate new orders prior to Integrated Production Team (IPT) meetings and facilitate discussions on the SOW with TC and Tool Engineering.

  • Drive balance to go analysis for orders needing adjustments and provide explanations for significant estimate variances.

  • Support Basis of Estimate (BOE) requests, assessing impacts on overall plans and resource capacity.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Applies Industrial Engineering concepts, techniques, analysis and decision tools under general supervision to promote and assist in implementing changes in manufacturing, engineering and service operations. 

  • Assists in developing models, data bases and spreadsheets to analyze data (e.g., statistics, operations research, engineering economics), and provides summary analysis and metrics for consultation to customers (e.g., management, departments, suppliers). 

  • Applies general industrial engineering techniques and concepts to product and process design teams throughout all phases of product lifecycle, resulting in a robust product design and work statement that meets program requirements. 

  • Assist in research, design, development, improvement and implementation of processes to enhance schedule performance, lower cost, and improve quality, through the application of Lean and other Industrial Engineering concepts for large scale systems integration and asset utilization. 

  • Under general supervision, manages, defines, negotiates, and controls the scope, cost, and timing of projects, and performs risk analysis using project management tools (e.g., work break-down structure, precedence network, resource allocation).

  • Provides support to project completion. 

  • Utilizes engineering methods (e.g., mathematical models, simulation, statistics) to support the development of optimal process designs and efficient utilization of resources  (e.g., facilities, personnel, materials, equipment) in the creation and validation of products. 

  • Under general direction, analyzes and designs value stream, including capability, capacity (e.g., make/buy, supplier selection, risk analysis, supplier performance), throughput, work flow and logistics (e.g., critical path, lead-time, transportation, factory layout).

This position is expected to be 100% onsite.  The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement

  • 3+ years of experience in aerospace and/or manufacturing

  • 3+ years of experience in Data Analytics

  • 3+ years of experience implementing Continuous Improvement

  • Strong verbal and written communication Skills

  • Experience with Industrial Engineering information systems and tools

  • Experience working in cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

  • 7+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience 

  • Bachelor of Science degree or higher in industrial engineering or systems engineering

  • Experience in a team environment

  • Basic SQL, Python, R or other programming languages

  • Tableau/Power BI experience

Relocation:
This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Safety Sensitive:

This is a NASA safety-sensitive position and is subject to random drug and alcohol testing.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay and Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Experienced (Level 3) Summary pay range: $86,700 - $117,300

Senior (Level 4) Summary pay range: $102,850 - $139,150


Applications for this position will be accepted until Aug. 22, 2025


Export Control Requirements: This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details: US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift


Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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