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Industrial Engineers - 17-2112.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Design, develop, test, and evaluate integrated systems for managing industrial production processes, including human work factors, quality control, inventory control, logistics and material flow, cost analysis, and production coordination.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Continuous Improvement Engineer
  • Engineer
  • Facilities Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Operations Engineer
  • Plant Engineer
  • Process Engineer
  • Project Engineer
  • Quality Engineer
  • Research and Development Engineer (R and D Engineer)

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Analyze statistical data and product specifications to determine standards and establish quality and reliability objectives of finished product.
  • Apply statistical methods and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, staff requirements, and production standards.
  • Communicate with management and user personnel to develop production and design standards.
  • Complete production reports, purchase orders, and material, tool, and equipment lists.
  • Confer with clients, vendors, staff, and management personnel regarding purchases, product and production specifications, manufacturing capabilities, or project status.
  • Coordinate and implement quality control objectives, activities, or procedures to resolve production problems, maximize product reliability, or minimize costs.
  • Develop manufacturing methods, labor utilization standards, and cost analysis systems to promote efficient staff and facility utilization.
  • Direct workers engaged in product measurement, inspection, and testing activities to ensure quality control and reliability.
  • Draft and design layout of equipment, materials, and workspace to illustrate maximum efficiency using drafting tools and computer.
  • Estimate production costs, cost saving methods, and the effects of product design changes on expenditures for management review, action, and control.
  • Evaluate precision and accuracy of production and testing equipment and engineering drawings to formulate corrective action plan.
  • Formulate sampling procedures and designs and develop forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
  • Implement methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and defective or damaged parts, and assess cost and responsibility.
  • Plan and establish sequence of operations to fabricate and assemble parts or products and to promote efficient utilization.
  • Recommend methods for improving utilization of personnel, material, and utilities.
  • Record or oversee recording of information to ensure currency of engineering drawings and documentation of production problems.
  • Regulate and alter workflow schedules according to established manufacturing sequences and lead times to expedite production operations.
  • Review production schedules, engineering specifications, orders, and related information to obtain knowledge of manufacturing methods, procedures, and activities.
  • Schedule deliveries based on production forecasts, material substitutions, storage and handling facilities, and maintenance requirements.
  • Study operations sequence, material flow, functional statements, organization charts, and project information to determine worker functions and responsibilities.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Analyze design or requirements information for mechanical equipment or systems.
  • Analyze project data to determine specifications or requirements.
  • Communicate technical information to suppliers, contractors, or regulatory agencies.
  • Confer with technical personnel to prepare designs or operational plans.
  • Create graphical representations of industrial production systems.
  • Determine operational methods.
  • Develop technical methods or processes.
  • Devise research or testing protocols.
  • Direct quality control activities.
  • Discuss designs or plans with clients.
  • Document technical design details.
  • Estimate operational costs.
  • Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality.
  • Implement design or process improvements.
  • Prepare contracts, disclosures, or applications.
  • Prepare operational reports.
  • Prepare procedural documents.
  • Recommend technical design or process changes to improve efficiency, quality, or performance.
  • Review technical documents to plan work.
  • Schedule operational activities.
  • Supervise engineering or other technical personnel.

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Acoustic Technician CWO (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Aircraft Maintenance Quality Control Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • AIRSpeed Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Aviation Maintenance Management Engineer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Aviation Maintenance Planning Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Civil Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, ABM (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Architect/Architectural Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Environmental Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, General Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Industrial Engineer (Space Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Readiness and Emergency Management Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Civil Engineer, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • CWO - Aviation Maintenance Technician (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
  • CWO - Electronics Technician, Surface (Navy - Warrant Officer only)
  • Depot Maintenance Engineering and Quality Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Depot Maintenance Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Designated Project Engineering Coordinator (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Designated Project Support Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Designated Project Systems Integration Coordinator (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Designated Project Test and Evaluation Coordinator (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, ABM (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Aeronautical (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Airlift (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Astronautical (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Bomber (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, C2ISREW (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Computer Systems (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Electrical/Electronic (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Fighter (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Flight Test (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, General (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Helicopter or EWO (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Mechanical (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Project (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, RPA (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Special Operations (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Systems/Industrial/Human Factors (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Tanker (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Developmental Engineer, Trainer (Air Force - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Electronics Specialty (Coast Guard - Warrant Officer only)
  • Enlisted AIRSpeed Coordinator (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Ground Support Equipment and Ship Facilities Arrangement Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Hull Inspection Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Hull Superintendent (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Industrial Engineer (Marine Corps - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Industrial Engineering (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
  • LDO - Electronics, Submarine (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • LDO - Electronics, Surface (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Mathematics Research Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Modeling and Simulation Officer (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Naval Engineering Hull Development Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Operational Test and Evaluation Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Operations Analyst (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Analyst (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Operations Research and Data Analytics (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Research Specialist (Marine Corps - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Operations Research/Systems Analysis (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Preoperational Test and Evaluation Officer (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Production Engineering Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Quality Assurance Superintendent (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Repair Division Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Research and Development (Coast Guard - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Research and Engineering (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Aerospace Engineering (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aerospace Engineering (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer - Aviation Maintenance (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Engineering Duty Officer - Ship Engineering (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Naval Reactors Engineer (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • RL - Special Duty Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (SSO) (Navy - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (General) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Nuclear) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Submarines) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Surface Ships) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Repair Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Ship Type Planning and Estimating Superintendent (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Shop Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Staff Hull Material Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Statistical Data Analyst (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Systems Development (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Test and Evaluation (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Trained Operations Research/System Analysis (ORSA) (Army - Commissioned Officer only)
  • Weapons and Ammunition Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Material Officer (General) (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Planning and Progress Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Weapons Plans and Policies Director (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Yard Planning Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)
  • Yard Production Officer (Navy - Commissioned or Warrant Officer)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Logistics Engineer

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Configuration Management Analyst
  • Documentation Engineer
  • Equipment Inspector
  • Factory Lay-Out Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Liaison Engineer
  • Manager, Quality Control
  • Material Scheduler
  • Metrologist
  • Production Engineer
  • Production Planner
  • Quality Control Engineer
  • Shoe-Lay-Out Planner
  • Standards Engineer
  • Supervisor, Metallurgical-and-Quality-Control-Testing
  • Supervisor, Vendor Quality
  • Time-Study Engineer
  • Tool Planner
  • Tooling Coordinator, Production Engineering