What does an IE Do An Industrial Engineer










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What does an IE Do? • An Industrial Engineer can study various fields which include: – – – Quality Manufacturing Supply Chain Management Ergonomics Production and Distribution Filename/###, #1 assured communications™
My Life as an IE at Harris Manufacturing Engineer Quality Engineer Patricia UF Graduate 2003 Sandra UF Graduate 2004 Carlos UF Graduate 2000 (he’s OLD) Let’s Follow the lives of Mfg and Quality Engineers Filename/###, #2 assured communications™
Manufacturing Engineer • Involved in design reviews to ensure manufacturability of the product • Determines methods for building product and creates documentation and work instructions for building hardware • In charge of maintaining schedule requirements and meeting shipping dates Filename/###, #3 assured communications™
Simulation at Harris • As IE’s one of the courses you take is a Simulation course, typically Arena • Arena is playing in an important role in proposal and high volume manufacturing line • Great for presentations – helps visually demonstrate potential bottleneck • Information can be transferred to Excel, which makes it user friendly for anyone! Filename/###, #4 assured communications™
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Arena Simulation • Training in Pittsburg from Rockwell Software • 5 programs currently use Arena and it’s growing! • RF Communications division in Rochester is using Arena for its Falcon Radios Filename/###, #6 assured communications™
Lean Facilitation & Training • Facilitate and Lean Events • 6 S, Six Sigma, Lean, Value Stream Mapping Reduce Cycle Time! Increase Efficiency! Reduce Floor Space Needed! Filename/###, #7 assured communications™
What does a Quality Eng Do? ? ? • Involved with the producability of the unit during the design phase • Works on proposals for new programs • Responsible for cost account managing and maintaining Supplier and Cost Performance Index • Make sure program stays on schedule and ships on time • Works in a team with QE, Test Engineers, Reliability Engineer, Program manager, etc. • Coordinates manpower required for production build, and manages assemblers and technicians to make sure they’re doing their job well Filename/###, #8 assured communications™
What does a Quality Eng Do? ? ? • We solve problems! • Ensure processes and procedures are being followed • Travel to suppliers to solve issues and inspect first article hardware • Provide refresher training on procedures for engineers and technicians • Resolve issues with incoming parts through the Receiving Inspection department Filename/###, #9 assured communications™
A or B? ? ? • At Harris you’re not just stuck in two options… As an IE you’re versatile enough to try many different career options…. . even CEO… Howard Lance graduated in Industrial Engineering! For more information visit: http: //www. iienet. org/ Filename/###, #10 assured communications™