Senior Design Consultant

Position Summary

The Senior Design Consultant leads end-to-end design of complex automated material-handling systems, collaborating closely with sales teams and customers to deliver innovative, best-in-class solutions. This role drives each project from initial concept through contract negotiation and implementation handoff, ensuring solutions leverage the latest industry technologies and provide clear ROI.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Leads complex automated material handling system design activities that develop solutions supporting Customer objectives
• Collaborates with sales teams and customers to evaluate needs and develop optimal solutions
• Establishes credibility by clearly communicating the design process, alternatives considered, and proposed solutions
• Ensures automated solutions incorporate the latest industry methods and technologies to provide competitive advantage
• Led internal brainstorming and supplier evaluation to identify best-in-class ideas and partners
• Drives the complete project lifecycle from initial concept analysis through customer presentations, contract negotiations, and implementation handover
• Prepares calculations, material flow diagrams, functional descriptions, and commercial content for quotes and presentations
• Performs internal administrative projects as assigned
• Develops professional proposals and presentations that clearly demonstrate expertise and system design benefits
• Manages cost estimates and ensures costing accuracy
• Participates in trade fairs and events

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required; Master's or MBA preferred
• Minimum 10 years’ professional experience in comparable roles or 5+ years direct industry experience in intralogistics and material handling technology
• Superior understanding of warehouse, distribution center, and order fulfillment operations
• Strong capability in creating and understanding operational flow requirements
• Highly detail-oriented with ability to manage critical deadlines and multitask effectively
• Advanced capability in data analysis, modeling tools, and automated material handling system design including software
• Strong value engineering and ROI analysis skills
• Knowledge of automated warehouse technology, control systems, and IT for material flow
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Superior capability to define and analyze customer data for system requirements
• Prioritizes mentoring within internal resources, suppliers, and customers
• Proven leadership
• Willingness to travel extensively (30–60%)
• Access to reliable auto transportation and a major US airport
• Proficient in AutoCAD, MS Office Suite—Hubspot and Power BI are a plus
• Sandler training a plus