Lead Warehouse Design Engineer

About the role

As the Lead Engineer, Warehouse Design, you will lead the development of a design package that may include material flow diagrams, facility layouts, material handling equipment designs, automation designs, storage media designs, process designs, and slotting and pick path analyses.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Analytics team to analyze client data to determine order profiles, storage media application, product slotting, velocity, SKU affinities, and ABC analysis.
• Prepare engineering calculations and documents to describe solution and detailed operating concepts such as storage and shipping capacity, facility sizing, zoning, slotting, waving, etc., and facilitate reviews with key work stream leads including engineering peers, WMS Implementation, and operations.
• Design the overall facility layout, storage media, and flow paired with the appropriate equipment supporting the Concept of Operations.
• Support the business development process by supporting the solutions team’s response to RFPs, including developing materials and presenting them to potential clients.
• Lead detailed engineering process on new business awards to take the design from conceptualization to full detailed design ready for implementation by performing data analyses, developing material handling specifications, working with vendors to obtain quotes, and generating a detailed, engineered AutoCAD layout with fitment into the selected facility.
• Conduct joint planning sessions with clients and perform gap analysis to ensure issues are resolved; identify changes to the scope when they occur and provide necessary documentation and escalation.
• Participate on a team responsible for the implementation of new business by preparing WMS configuration documentation that includes all needed locations, slotting, zoning, sequences for put-away and picking, and allocation rules for the facility. Support the identification and design of new WMS and interface requirements needing development.
• Manage material handling and automation vendors through schedule, permitting, installation, commissioning, punch lists, etc., and validate all equipment installation, including necessary performance testing.
• Provide leadership and develop/mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience.
• 4 years of engineering experience in supply chain management, logistics, warehousing or a related field.
• Experience leading Engineering teams.
• Experience with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

It’d be great if you also have:

• 8-10 years of experience as an Industrial Engineer.
• Extensive AutoCAD experience.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.
• Time study measurement, such as MOST, a plus.
• Third-Party Logistics (3PL) experience in warehousing, distribution center, or fulfillment.
• Analytical skills.
• Project and resource management experience.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Full health insurance (medical, dental, and vision).
• 401(k).
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Generous benefits package.