Bowhead Support Services

Industrial Engineer

Bowhead Support Services$125K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in industrial, mechanical, manufacturing, or civil engineering or related fields
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in industrial or manufacturing engineering
  • Preferred shipyard experience
  • Experience in reviewing production schedules and processes
  • Highly desired skills: PE Certification, Modeling and Simulation, and Operations Research

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and improve current manufacturing practices across multiple shipyards
  • Manage production schedules and workflows to enforce quality control
  • Analyze productivity using advanced mathematical calculations
  • Develop and implement viable solutions to production challenges
  • Create detailed reports for leadership and stakeholders on data analyses

Benefits

  • Up to 2 days of telecommuting after 90 days
  • Opportunities for professional development within the US Navy domain
  • Work closely with the Navy in a strategic engineering capacity
  • Collaborative team environment focused on continuous improvement
  • Potential for travel to various shipyards as part of the role
Full Job Description
Overview

Industrial Engineer (SIOP-2026-25825):

 

Bowhead seeks an Industrial Engineer to join our team in providing program management support in a broad range of services to and assisting our US Navy clients. The Industrial Engineer will evaluate current manufacturing practices, manage production schedules, process work flows, enforce quality control, and improve production processes across the 4 public shipyards (PHNS, PSNS, PNSY, and NNSY) on behalf of PMO 555.

 

This position could allow for up to 2 days telecommuting (after at least 90 days) and on-site at the DC Naval Shipyard (Washington Navy Yard). 

Responsibilities

The SIOP Industrial Engineer will also be actively involved in the management of Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) efforts across the shipyards to track layouts, floor plans, and equipment staging to ensure lean, streamlined access and up-to-date logs (utilizing RFID or other tracking tools).  Assist in modeling and streamlining to apply process improvements to shipyard maintenance and manpower requirements through industrial engineering process improvement proficiencies and modeling

 

 

Job duties include but are not limited to:

 

  • Use of both basic and advanced calculations to determine the current and potential productivity of a process. The ability to use calculus, trigonometry, algebra and other types of math is important in this position.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills are necessary for an Industrial Engineer. They must be aware of a business’s needs while making technical recommendations understandable.
  • Good leadership skills assist the Industrial Engineer in implementing productivity changes. The ability to develop relationships with coworkers is useful when making recommendations.
  • Ability to create viable solutions for a variety of challenges. Whether it is to improve the production of a certain product or to reduce waste (industrial or time), the ability to develop a plan to overcome the problem is important.
  • Analytical skills to evaluate and interpret data and create reports to describe results for leadership and stakeholders.
  • Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
  • Bachelors Degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering or civil engineering or related field i.e., Modeling and Simulation, or Production Management
  • Four or more (4+) years relevant expertise and experience as an Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer designing and developing production layouts for shipyards, production facilities, warehouses, and/or machine shops to increase productivity and quality standards. 
    • Candidates with a Masters in Engineering will be considered in lieu some experience
  • Shipyard experience is preferred
  • Experience reviewing current production schedules and processes to find potential improvements, designing the layouts of the facilities and estimating production costs.
  • The following skills are Highly Desired: 
    • PE Certification a plus
    • Modeling and Simulation experience a plus
    • Operations Research a plus
    • Shipyard experience preferred including Machine Shop, or Factory Production experience
    • This position will require high percentage of travel to other shipyards

 

 

Target salary is $125,000/year to $145,000/year, commensurate with experience

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Must currently hold a security clearance at the Secret level.  US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

 

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About Bowhead Support Services

Bowhead Support Services is a defense contractor that provides a range of services to the U.S. government and other customers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. Bowhead Support Services provides services in the areas of engineering, logistics, information technology, and security. The company has operations in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Bowhead Support Services is a subsidiary of Ukpea?vik Iñupiat Corporation, an Alaska Native corporation.
Learn more about Bowhead Support Services
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Net Income
$5 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5%
Revenue
$100 million
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