Sr Industrial Design Engineer, GES NA Ops Engineering

About the role

Are you an innovative leader that wants to lead the cross-functional design and deployment of innovative solutions into our world-class existing fulfillment centers and logistics systems? Do you want to take ownership of solving the industry’s most complex problems? Does the challenge of designing and implementing ground breaking solutions for automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing appeal to you? If you’re looking to be challenged in a fast paced and often ambiguous environment, and you have strong technical problem solving and project management skills, then this job is for you!

Responsibilities

• In partnership with WWDE, Operations Engineering, and strategic suppliers, drive the technical strategy for a material handling equipment lifecycle organization.
• Provide program leadership and technological integration across multiple teams of engineers.
• Serve as the single-threaded leader between multiple engineering teams, operations, and RME partners.
• Lead cross-functional communications and strategic planning for material technological deployment, introduce new tech products, determine KPIs, and drive standardization initiatives.
• Manage multiple large, highly complex programs, solely responsible for driving them through the development and deployment lifecycle.
• Understand the business and technical requirements of product integration from mechanical, electrical, and controls functions.
• Have fluency in systems level architecture, critique and debate tech design, judge technical viability of the product/solution and tailor communication for tech and non-tech stakeholders.
• Work with the Operations, Engineering, and Data Science Leadership teams to manage the organizations strategy and project priority to ensure resources are always focused on the most impactful projects.
• Define program/project scope and technical/business requirements, and relay that to the design, firm, and field engineering teams concisely to allow for efficient transfer of knowledge.
• Evaluate solutions effectively and make decisions that balance business value and technology risk.
• Help your customers and the engineering teams make appropriate trade-offs by considering the larger picture (e.g., business goals, throughput expectations, quality requirements, efficiency, maintainability, operability).
• Identify standards and drive consistent application of engineering changes across North America.
• Build strong working relationships with Fulfillment Center (FC) leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites including Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering stakeholders.
• Communicate and present program status to Directors of Engineering and Operations.
• Data mine and transform raw thoughts into clear technical documentation.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to interact with internal and external business and technical leaders.

Requirements

• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.
• Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work.
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non-automated material handling equipment.
• Experience prioritizing and delivering projects on time in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization.
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience using data and metrics to back up assumptions, evaluate outcomes, and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently.
• Experience using Lean Process Improvement, Six Sigma methodologies or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency within processes, forecasting, planning, optimization, and logistics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making.
• Master's degree or above in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience designing or implementing integrated automation solutions such as material handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience prior success in driving execution of large-scale project plans with multiple teams in support of business goals.
• Six-Sigma or equivalent certification.

Benefits

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage, Maternity and Parental Leave Options, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401(k) Plan.

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. USA, CA, San Francisco - 152,000.00 - 205,600.00 USD annually USA, MA, Boston - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually USA, NY, New York - 145,300.00 - 196,600.00 USD annually USA, TN, Nashville - 125,500.00 - 169,800.00 USD annually USA, TX, Austin - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually USA, TX, Houston - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually USA, TX, Irving - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually USA, VA, Arlington - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually USA, WA, Bellevue - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually