Staff Engineer Industrial - Austin, TX 78741, United States
Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Staff Industrial Engineer will serve as a technical and strategic leader within the Industrial Engineering team, applying advanced modeling techniques, data analytics, statistical methods, and factory planning concepts to optimize overall fab performance.
What you'll do
- Lead the development of advanced analytics, predictive models, and decision-support systems that shape long-term factory strategy and performance.
- Drive factory-wide initiatives to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Cycle Time, throughput, and bottleneck tool performance.
- Own strategic direction for multiple functional areas, creating long-term roadmaps and aligning improvement plans with business objectives.
- Partner with Operations leadership to define factory metrics and prioritize high-impact improvements.
- Mentor and coach team members at all levels, providing technical leadership on high-impact projects.
- Present data-driven insights and recommendations to factory leadership to influence strategic planning and policy decisions.
What you'll need
- BS in Industrial Engineering or related technical degree.
- 5+ years experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated expertise with modeling techniques, statistical methods, and planning tools used in Manufacturing Science and Production Control.
- Proven ability to lead complex projects, influence cross-functional teams, and deliver measurable factory improvements.
- Strong proficiency with Data Mining & Analytics using ETL tools such as SQL, APF, Google Big Query, or Oracle.
Nice to have
- Semiconductor manufacturing experience.
- Experience developing and managing Tableau dashboards or similar visualization tools.
- Strong understanding of APF Real Time Dispatching (RTD).
Skills: factory strategy, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Cycle Time, throughput, data mining & analytics
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 55-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2346
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Median days open
55 d
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Median salary
$100k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SkyWater Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (2346 roles · 78 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 2346 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 76 | 9631 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 33 d | 55 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $100k |
Skills observed across this category: factory strategy, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Cycle Time, throughput, data mining & analytics
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 391 open roles · median 85 d
- Entegris · 233 open roles · median 35 d
- Applied Materials · 223 open roles · median 46 d
- Lam Research · 100 open roles · median 51 d
- Infineon Technologies · 88 open roles · median 50 d
- ASML · 75 open roles · median 66 d
How we counted: 2346 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 78 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 6 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.