Industrial Design Engineer, Sort and Ultra Fast Engineering

About the role

Description Worldwide Engineering & Innovation's (WWEI) Design Engineering team is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering project leader to lead initiatives in developing and delivering next generation, world-class sortation and transportation systems. This position will have an impact on both design and process design engineering for the Sub Same Day (SSD) & North American Sort Centers (NASC).

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the sortation and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects.
• Educate and mentor junior engineers.
• Effectively communicate technical solutions to senior executives.

Requirements

• Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (any domain) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience.
• Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making.
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience with design-in-safety.
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles.

Qualifications

• Ability to travel 25% globally to interact with internal and external business and technical leaders.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Schedule

Our team works on hundreds of projects each year. You will be challenged; you will learn; you will work on high impact, high visibility projects; you will grow.