Simulations and Optimization engineer, Operations Planning Team

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd. is seeking a Simulations and Optimization Engineer to join the Global Engineering, Materials and Sustainability (GEMS) team.

The role focuses on end-to-end delivery of complex building simulations, supporting new site launches, retrofits and capacity ramping across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This position offers up to 50% travel across EMEA and cross-functional collaboration with Site Leads, Operations, Design Engineers and Process SMEs to drive data-driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative disciplines such as Computer Science, Engineering and Economics.
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles.
• Experience in capital project management involving ownership/management of engineering design projects.
• Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making.
• Experience in management of engineering design projects.
• Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English at C1 level or above.
• Experience building and running simulations using Siemens Plant Simulation X, AnyLogic, or Emulated 3D.
• Experience with automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and high-speed manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Deal and deliver results in an ambiguous environment concerning sites Operations and Yard.
• Support infrastructure and flow related simulations to derive infrastructure requirements.
• Provide design inputs based on data-driven methodology.
• Motivate and lead expectations and outcomes to project team.
• Build relationships and identify with stakeholders across the organization.
• Use initiative and make decisions under pressure.
• Seek opportunities to drive year-on-year savings and performance improvements.
• Lead weekly project metrics meetings and align on requirements.
• Create Material Flow Diagrams and provide data-driven process advice to leadership.
• Learn and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Apply Fulfillment Center/Sort Center operational knowledge.

Skills

Lean principles

Simulation experience

Data-driven decision making

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

CAD software

System dynamics

Statistical analysis

System architecture

Conveyors & sortation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Economics

Master’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Siemens Plant Simulation X

AnyLogic

Emulated 3D

Job description

Description

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Germany, Uk, Spain, Italy, France.

Are you interested in working on the next generation of Amazon buildings? Do you want to be part of the ongoing growth and expansion of Amazon’s infrastructure? Do you want to be a Subject Matter Expert concerning simulations for multiple miles and countries? Are you reluctant to apply because you’re concerned you don’t have the right qualifications? The Global Engineering, materials and Sustainability Team has a full training plan and support network to help you grow and succeed within this role. The Ops planning team is seeking an experienced Amazon Simulations and Optimization engineer to join the team to support the expansion of simulations engineering in Europe. The Simulations and Optimization engineer is a key player in the end-to-end delivery of the complex challenge of launching new buildings – or optimizing existing buildings, driving improvements and standards to enable new sites to achieve benchmark rates while ramping to meet network capacity. In this role, you will influence a team comprising of Site Leads, Senior Operations Managers, Operation Managers, Project Managers, Process SMEs, Design Engineers and as well as representatives of various key stakeholder. Furthermore, the team is expanding to support international expansion, working across EU, Middle East and North Africa, India, LATAM, Australia. We collaborate with colleagues in North America to maintain global excellence in simulation services and models. This role calls for an individual who is knowledgeable concerning project management, operations, structured, confident and professionally and socially adept to earn credibility and trust with customers and stakeholders at various levels of the organization.

Would you like an opportunity to travel and work in multiple countries and cultures? This position, based in Germany (Berlin), Uk (London), Italy (Milan), Spain (Madrid or Barcelona) or France (Paris), involves up to 50% travel throughout EMEA, connecting with our operations and corporate offices across the region.

Key job responsibilities

• Will have the ability to deal and deliver results in an ambiguous environment concerning sites Operations and Yard
• Is able to support infrastructure and flow related simulations to derive infrastructure requirements.
• Is able to provide design inputs based data driven methodology
• Interpersonal skills, to motivate and lead expectations and outcomes to project team.
• Communication skills to build relationships and identify with stakeholders across the organization
• Is able to use their initiative and make decisions under pressure.
• Has the ability to seek opportunities to drive year on year savings and performance/process improvements.
• Will compile, manage and report on weekly project metrics and be responsible for leading many high-profile meetings to align on project requirements.
• Working backwards from True North processes and available data to close the gaps from current to desired state
• Create Material Flow Diagrams
• Provide data driven process and engineering related advice to the leadership by written narrative business document
• Has the ability to learn and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Has Fulfillment Center and/or Sort Center operational skills

A day in the life

In cooperation with other Global Engineering Services stakeholders, including but not limited to Worldwide Real Estate & Design (WWRE & Design), Amazon Customer Excellence System / Process Engineering (ACES/PE), Amazon Robotics (AR), Ops, and others the team aims to optimize building designs, modules, and processes, in ensuring safety, quality, productivity, and Associates experience related to sites innovation and design. They will ensure our future buildings, retrofits and expansions will both attend to the operational excellence requirements and have frugal solutions.

Mission Statement

Improve building designs frugally, emphasizing safety, customer experience, sustainability, quality, and productivity, through lessons learned, continuous improvement & innovation.

About The Team

Amazon couldn’t deliver at pace without the Global Engineering, Material and Sustainability (GEMS) team. As part of GEMS team, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea and road transport, as well as sites equipped with the latest technology, you’ll help Amazon’s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient.

We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination – quickly, conveniently and sustainably.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in quantitative disciplines such as Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles
• Experience in capital project management involving ownership/management of engineering design projects
• Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
• Experience in management of engineering design projects
• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English at C1 level or above
• Experience building and running simulations using tools such as Siemens Plant Simulation X, AnyLogic, or Emulated 3D
• Experience with automated material handling equipment (e.g., conveyors, sortation systems), packaging technologies, and high-speed manufacturing systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in managing cool chains, refrigeration equipment and installations, temperature-controlled environments are considered a strong plus
• French, German, Polish, Arabic, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese (Mandarin), Afrikaans and Zulu are considered preferred qualifications.
• Master’s degree in Engineering (any discipline), simulation engineering for Operations, or a related field

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Company - Amazon UK Services Ltd.