Early Professional Industrial Engineer

Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

We are seeking a detail-oriented and strategic Industrial Engineer to support high-impact manufacturing projects through robust business case development, capacity planning, and operational analysis. The ideal candidate excels at sizing complex business cases, conducting workload and capacity assessments, managing cross-functional projects, and delivering insights that drive return on investment (ROI).

This is a high-visibility role that interfaces with engineering, operations, finance, and leadership teams to influence strategic manufacturing decisions.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Contribute to the development of data-driven business cases for manufacturing investments, expansions, or process changes.
• Conduct detailed workload, throughput, and capacity analysis to support labor and equipment planning.
• Translate production forecasts into clear capacity requirements and operational plans.
• Manage and coordinate cross-functional projects from concept through implementation, ensuring timeline, cost, and quality targets are met.
• Perform ROI and cost-benefit analyses to evaluate proposed projects or process improvements.
• Develop clear, concise, and accurate technical documentation, reports, and presentations.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve productivity, reduce waste, and optimize process flow.
• Present complex findings and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in Excel

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

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ABOUT IBM

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At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Client-provided location(s): Poughkeepsie, NY

Job ID: IBM-70657

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-20T18:51:19