We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
As a 2D Layout Engineer you will be responsible for;
- Leading factory and site layout design activities across manufacturing lines, warehouses, storage areas, material flow systems, people flow, and support spaces.
- Developing long-term site master plans to support capacity expansion, operational scalability, and future manufacturing growth.
- Creating and maintaining detailed 2D and conceptual 3D layouts aligned with business requirements, production plans, and facility constraints.
- Designing and optimizing end-to-end material flow, including inbound logistics, work-in-process (WIP), warehouse operations, and outbound finished goods movement.
- Managing overall site planning activities, including building placement, transportation routes, dock operations, yard design, utility infrastructure, and logistics interfaces.
- Establishing and maintaining layout governance standards, drafting procedures, change management processes, and visual factory standards.
- Collaborating with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Construction, and EHS teams to ensure successful project execution and alignment.
- Performing data-driven analysis to improve space utilization, workflow efficiency, labor productivity, throughput, and operational costs.
- Developing and integrating PFEP (Plan for Every Part) strategies into facility layouts, storage systems, packaging methods, and line-side delivery processes.
- Defining and tracking key layout performance metrics, including flow distances, aisle utilization, space density, throughput, and bottleneck identification.
- Supporting capacity planning initiatives through OEE analysis, cycle time studies, line balancing, and throughput modeling.
- Driving factory densification and continuous improvement efforts by reducing non-value-added movement and improving operational efficiency.
- Supporting installation, commissioning, layout validation, and production ramp-up activities for new and existing facilities.
- Presenting layout strategies, analytical findings, and business recommendations to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
Qualifications;
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in factory layout planning, site planning, industrial engineering, or manufacturing systems design.
- Experience supporting large-scale manufacturing environments such as automotive, battery, energy, semiconductor, or heavy industrial operations.
- Strong knowledge of factory layout design, site planning, facility infrastructure, and material flow optimization.
- Demonstrated experience with site master planning, building placement, yard design, dock strategies, and logistics infrastructure planning.
- Hands-on experience with PFEP (Plan for Every Part), warehouse design, inventory storage strategies, and material handling systems.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, or similar layout and facility design software.
- Experience using simulation and modeling tools such as FlexSim or equivalent platforms.
- Strong understanding of industrial engineering methodologies including OEE, line balancing, takt time, cycle time analysis, labor planning, and capacity modeling.
- Experience collaborating with construction, facilities, and engineering teams during site development and infrastructure implementation.
- Knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements related to facility and site design.
- Strong analytical, project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
- Ability to translate operational and engineering data into actionable recommendations for stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Salary Range: $95K-$140K
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or pregnancy.
Please beware of job seeker scams and see this important notice on our careers page for more information about our recruiting process.
Compliance Notice: Alten USA is a federal contractor subject to the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and Executive Order 11246. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
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