Zipline
Industrial & Operations Engineer
South San Francisco, California, USAmidAdded 1 month ago
About this role
Zipline is seeking an Industrial & Operations Engineer to optimize their factory's performance and scalability as they rapidly expand their drone delivery operations. This role focuses on connecting various manufacturing elements—labor, equipment, space, and materials—into an efficient production system. You'll leverage data analysis and practical problem-solving to identify bottlenecks, improve processes, and develop plans for future growth.
What you'll do
- Design and improve factory layouts and material flow.
- Conduct time studies and analyze cycle times for efficiency.
- Build capacity models to forecast production requirements.
- Identify and resolve production bottlenecks.
- Define strategies for work-in-process (WIP) and inventory management.
- Develop business cases for capital investments and automation.
What they're looking for
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Production System Design
- Capacity Planning
- Line Balancing
- Material Flow
- Time Studies
- Data Analysis
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Zipline
- Industry
- Logistics & Transportation
Likely interview questions
- Describe your experience with capacity planning and how you've used data to forecast production needs.
- Walk me through a time you identified a bottleneck in a manufacturing process and the steps you took to resolve it.