Typical ISE Projects

Industrial engineers figure out how to do things better. They engineer processes and systems that improve quality and productivity. ISEs make significant contributions to their employers by saving money while making the workplace better for fellow workers. In addition to manufacturing, industrial engineers apply their skills in a variety of settings. Here are a few examples:

  • Convert an airplane production line to lean manufacturing
  • Perform motion and time studies at a candy company
  • Reduce the length of waiting lines in a theme park
  • Design the admissions procedure at a hospital
  • Develop prototypes for the cell phone car adapter market
  • Design a clothing warehouse using computer simulation
  • Develop a hardware protection program for spacecraft
  • Create a quality assurance program for a national restaurant chain
  • Prevent worker injuries with an ergonomic intervention program
  • Make customer service more efficient at an electronics company
  • Launch a material handling system for a new automobile
  • Develop the conceptual layout of a dockyard
  • Work on a design project to make a medical device that treats sleep apnea
  • Teach industrial engineering courses at a university