IISE Chapter 56
Industrial and Systems Engineering thrives throughout Greater Wichita. Being the Air Capital of the world, most people associate the work of local ISEs (Industrial Systems Engineers) with the airplane and aerospace manufacturers stationed in the Wichita area - Spirit AeroSystems, AirBus, GKN, Bombardier, GE Engines, RyanAir, Boeing Defense and Space, Yingling Aviation, and Textron Industries. However, Greater Wichita is home to many diverse industries, including other manufacturing, health care, utility, energy, agriculture, transportation, military, logistics, bio-medical, information technology, research, civic, environmental, and entertainment & recreation. Other major employers of ISEs in Greater Wichita include Koch Industries, AGCO, Via Christi Health Services, McConnell Air Force Base, Chance Industries, Case New Holland, Coleman, Cargill Meat Solutions, York International, T-Mobile, NetApps, Cox Communications, Hartman Oil, Wesley Medical, Intrust Bank, Envision, Great Plains Industrias, Custom Cupboards, Pioneer Balloons Co., Johnson Controls, Wichita Sheet Metal Industries, Excel Logistics, and Center Industries.
Greater Wichita area is home for many top rated universities. Foremost for ISEs are Wichita State University and Kansas State University. Wichita State is a partner in the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). Kansas State is home of the Advanced Manufacturing Institute.