Design Engineer, North America AMZL Design Engineering

Key job responsibilities

• Builds design, development, review and release for approval, deployment of new delivery stations and existing station capacity improvements and enhancements.
• Provides process expertise on engineering design including material flow, labor placement, conveyors, equipment, operations modules, packaging profiles, physical building and site layout components.
• Achieves the daily and weekly plan set in front of the Design Engineers.
• Collaborates with Design Managers, CAD drafters, Real Estate Transaction managers, Worldwide Engineering (WWE), Pre-Construction and its architects, material handling equipment suppliers, Launch and Start Up teams, Finance, Volume Planning, and Capacity Planning teams among others.
• Contributes to network culture of standardization using best practice sharing with European (EU) and Worldwide (WW) counterparts, and incorporates into most up to date design practices.
• Leads continuous process and design benchmark initiatives and conducts deep dive benchmark studies.
• Supports the Design quality control process that strives for accurate and zero-defect designs.
• Responsible for implementation of new Design standards in collaboration with Worldwide Design, Safety, Process Engineering, Material Handling Equipment, and Launch.
• Responsible for new expansion, retrofit, process improvement initiatives and opportunities at the project level to support associate driver safety, quality, productivity, and the capacity increase for the delivery stations.
• Supports the implementation of new template building designs, process improvements, safety processes, etc. into standard designs.
• Responsible for implementing mechanisms to increase scale, speed, and quality of designs within the team.
• Facilitates cross-functional project specific reviews to collaborate on design solutions.
• Travel up to 25% to support complex designs with quick, simple, and standard solutions.

About the team

The Last Mile Design Engineering team raises the ceiling of logistics innovation. We're a dynamic group of creative problem-solvers dedicated to optimizing Amazon's delivery network. Our diverse team combines expertise in industrial engineering, operations research, and CAD design to create robust solutions for our rapidly expanding last-mile operations. We thrive on challenges, collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, and take pride in seeing our designs come to life in Amazon's delivery stations worldwide.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience
• Knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project) at an advanced level
• Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with and managing third party vendors
• Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing
• Master's degree in engineering, management, or technology
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: construction or engineering project management, real estate development, or architecture/design