Job DescriptionJob Summary:
Ready to turn manufacturing challenges into smarter, faster, and more efficient solutions? As a Senior Industrial Engineer at Centrus Energy, you'll play a key role in optimizing production operations at our Technology and Manufacturing Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. From improving process flow and reducing waste to supporting product launches and scaling manufacturing performance, you'll help drive operational excellence in a high-tech, mission-critical environment where innovation and efficiency go hand in hand.
What You Will Do:You'll analyze and improve manufacturing operations by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and reduce waste across the production environment. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll lead initiatives involving plant layout optimization, staffing strategies, process improvements, and value stream mapping to improve availability, performance, and quality metrics. You'll also support product launches, supply chain logistics, and manufacturing planning activities while helping develop and refine manufacturing processes that meet schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. Along the way, you'll collaborate with engineering, operations, and quality teams to ensure manufacturing systems remain efficient, scalable, and compliant with industry standards.
We'd Love to Hear from People With:- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, or related engineering discipline
- Five or more years of manufacturing engineering or industrial engineering experience
- Experience with lean manufacturing principles and continuous improvement initiatives
- Familiarity with manufacturing quality systems such as NQA-1, ISO, or AS9100
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Q security clearance
A Successful Candidate Brings:- Experience with composites manufacturing
- Familiarity with AIAG Core Tools
- Experience performing statistical analysis and interpreting production data
- Project management experience supporting manufacturing or production initiatives
- Experience supporting safety-significant or license-driven manufacturing systems
- Centrifuge manufacturing experience
- Currently possesses a "Q" or "L" clearance
