Industrial Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing

Industrial Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing

Rogue Fitness is a vertically integrated, technology-powered manufacturer. We don't just build world-class strength equipment—we engineer the systems that design, schedule, fabricate, track, and deliver it. We're hiring an industrial engineer to lead the development and implementation of manufacturing technology projects that drive our manufacturing and warehouse operations. You will utilize your manufacturing expertise—material flow, routings/BOMs, scheduling, cell design, and inventory control—to design, improve, and maintain the systems that run the plant (ERP/MRP, MES, WMS, custom applications and dashboards). You'll work hands-on with welding, machining, forming, sewing, laser, and assembly teams, partnering with software developers, manufacturing engineering, and operations to deliver changes that cut cost, improve flow, and raise quality. You will own requirements, scope, and delivery for shop-floor tools: run pilots, manage cutovers, train users, and track results against KPIs.

The Industrial Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing is a fully onsite role in Columbus, Ohio. Remote work is not available. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Responsibilities

• Act as the manufacturing subject matter expert during the Software Development Lifecycle—shaping scope, validating designs on the floor, running pilots, and managing cutover

• Partner with stakeholders from manufacturing engineering, operations and business leadership to identify problems and translate them into clear system requirements

Identify, measure, and improve key operational metrics through technology solutions

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define success metrics tied to productivity, labor efficiency, and scheduling

• Deliver tools that impact KPIs such as:

  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

  • Labor Utilization Rate

  • Planned vs. Actual Output

  • Inventory Accuracy

  • Material Handling Pick Accuracy / Throughput

• Use performance data to validate outcomes and guide future iterations

Evaluate and guide decisions for improvements to current manufacturing technology

• Identify opportunities to improve workflow, visibility, and data flow

• Recommend tools and platforms that align with long-term operational goals

• Support interoperability between ERP, WMS, MES, and other systems

Enable adoption and long-term usability

• Develop process documentation, training materials, and change support

• Gather user feedback and iterate on features to improve usability and performance

Leverage AI toolsets to improve efficiency in product development workflows

• Apply generative AI and automation platforms to accelerate requirement definition, documentation, and testing artifact creation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant operations-focused field, such as:

  • Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

• 3+ years in discrete manufacturing with direct shop-floor exposure in areas such as: laser cutting, forming, welding, CNC machining and assembly

• ERP/MRP experience (can work with items, BOMs/routings, work centers, scheduling and inventory transactions)

• Proven impact on KPIs such as OEE, first-pass yield, on-time completion, WIP turns, or inventory accuracy

• Experience translating operational needs into clear, implementable project requirements

• Effective communication and decision-making skills across both technical and business teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Data competence: advanced Excel/Sheets; basic SQL (read/write simple queries); can pull/use CSVs and build simple KPI views

• Six Sigma Green Belt or similar continuous-improvement training

• Basic equipment connectivity/data collection (e.g., machine counters, OPC UA/MQTT gateways, Ignition/Tulip, label printers/scanners)

• Understanding of Agile software development practices and product lifecycle management

Why Rogue?

• You'll work at the interface of manufacturing technology and steel, impacting everything from job flow to machine uptime

• You'll own your systems, your decisions, and your outcomes

Your work here will help power the most efficient strength equipment factory in the world.