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Industrial Engineer

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Join our team as an Industrial Engineer and play a key role in driving operational excellence across our manufacturing site. In this role, you will optimize production processes, enhance efficiency, and support continuous improvement initiatives that directly influence our plant’s performance and customer satisfaction. If you’re passionate about data-driven problem solving, process optimization, and hands-on collaboration, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What You Will Do

  • Optimize Production Performance
    Conduct structured time and motion studies to identify improvement opportunities and support productivity initiatives.

  • Improve Workflow & Eliminate Bottlenecks
    Analyze production flow using data-driven methods, pinpoint constraints, and implement targeted solutions to increase throughput and efficiency.

  • Lead Continuous Improvement Projects
    Propose, launch, and monitor improvement actions while tracking measurable performance outcomes.

  • Maintain Accurate Manufacturing Data
    Regularly update cycle times and routings in SAP/S4HANA to ensure reliable planning and costing data.

  • Design & Enhance Layouts
    Develop and maintain efficient production layouts using AutoCAD, promoting safe, ergonomic, and optimized work environments.

  • Support Capacity Planning
    Assist in creating capacity analysis reports that guide strategic planning and resource allocation.

  • Optimize Production Strategies
    Calculate economic lot sizes and recommend optimal production batch quantities to balance cost and efficiency.

  • Contribute to Cost Estimation
    Estimate manufacturing costs for new and existing products as part of the quoting and pricing process.

  • Collaborate Cross‑Functionally
    Work closely with production, quality, engineering, and leadership teams to execute improvement projects and support operational goals.

  • Communicate with Impact
    Document findings and deliver clear, compelling presentations on analyses, results, and recommendations to management.

Knowledge & Qualifications

  • Technical degree with relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or a related field.
  • Basic knowledge of SAP/S4HANA for cycle time and routing updates; reporting experience is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of time and motion studies, capacity analysis, and economic lot size calculation.
  • Solid grasp of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles (certification is an advantage but not required).
  • Proficiency in layout design, ergonomics, and production line balancing.
  • Basic knowledge of manufacturing cost estimation, including tooling and process considerations.

Previous Experience

  • 1–3 years of experience in industrial engineering roles, ideally in the electronics and/or automotive industry.
  • Hands-on experience conducting time studies, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing process improvements.

Key Technical Competencies

  • Time and motion studies for accurate cycle time calculation.
  • Bottleneck analysis and improvement project execution.
  • Application of Lean tools (5S, kaizen events, value stream mapping).
  • Cycle time and routing updates within SAP/S4HANA.
  • Capacity analysis for production lines and resource planning.
  • Economic lot size calculation for optimized production.
  • Production layout development using AutoCAD (additional design tools are a plus).
  • Ergonomic assessment and workplace safety considerations.
  • Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Key Behavioral Competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Initiative, autonomy, and the drive to take ownership.
  • Effective teamwork and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Clear and structured communication skills.
  • Adaptability and openness to feedback.
  • Results-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.
Date:  Feb 5, 2026
Location: 

Hendersonville-Tennessee, TN, US, 37075

Job Requisition ID:  386499
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