Director of Engineering - Logistics

Quality Theorem; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Quality Theorem in Redmond, WA seeks a seasoned Director of Engineering for Logistics Automation & Material Handling to lead a multi-regional mechanical and electrical design team from concept to full on-site deployments in fulfillment warehouses.

You will drive architectural roadmaps for advanced conveyance systems, robotic work-cells, and AMR solutions, ensuring QMS/PLM compliance and alignment with software, product, and sales teams across regions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering.
• 7+ years of leadership experience across multiple offices/regions.
• Experience in logistics and e-commerce fulfillment markets.
• Deep expertise in advanced conveyance and material handling.
• Direct experience integrating robotic work-cells and AMR solutions.
• Knowledge of PLC or IPC control frameworks and hardware integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a multi-office, multi-regional team of mechanical and electrical designers; mentor and manage performance.
• Oversee product lifecycles from concept through full site deployment in fulfillment warehouses.
• Ensure compliance with QMS/PLM procedures across the team.
• Accelerate design time-to-value while upholding strict quality standards.
• Define architectural roadmap for warehouse automation ecosystems.
• Drive design of high-speed conveyors and robotic work-cells; guide AMR integration.
• Collaborate with software, product, sales, and regional commissioning teams.

Skills

Leadership

Concept-to-Integration

QMS/PLM

Design Optimization

Technical Strategy

Conveyance & Material Handling

AMR & Robotic Workcells

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Controls Familiarity

Education

Systems/Mechanical/Electrical/Robotics Engineering

Tools

Arena PLM

Job description

The Director of Engineering-Logistics Automation & Material handling will manage a distributed, multi-regional team of mechanical and electrical designers. The Director of Engineering -Logistics Automation & Material Handling will ensure that the team drives solutions from initial concept to full on-site integration, building advanced conveyance, robotic work-cells, and purpose-built AMR solutions for fulfillment warehouses.

Essential Functions:

• Distributed Leadership: Manage, mentor, and scale a multi-office, multi-regional team of mechanical and electrical designers, including but not limited to hiring, all phases of performance management, and terminations
• Concept to Integration: Oversee entire product lifecycles from blank-page concepts to full site deployment
• Process & Quality Compliance: Enforce team compliance with Quality Management Systems (QMS) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) procedures
• Design Optimization: Accelerate engineering design time-to-value while maintaining rigorous quality standards
• Technical Strategy: Define the architectural roadmap for complex warehouse automation ecosystems
• Advanced Engineering: Drive design of high-speed conveyor systems and robotic work-cells
• Mobile Automation: Guide development and integration of custom fleet AMR solutions
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software, product, sales, and regional commissioning teams

Required Education and Experience:

Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering

7+ years of experience

Qualifications:

• Location: Based in or willing to relocate to Redmond, Washington
• Education: Degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering
• Leadership Experience: Minimum 7+ years leading multidisciplinary teams across different offices and regions
• Domain Expertise: Proven track record in logistics and e-commerce fulfillment markets
• Systems & Quality Tools: Preferred knowledge of Arena PLM or equivalent enterprise QMS/PLM software platforms
• Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in advanced conveyance and material handling
• Robotics & Autonomy: Direct experience integrating robotic work-cells and AMR solutions
• Controls Familiarity: Knowledge of PLC or IPC control frameworks and hardware integration

Systems Engineering: Strong background in full-scale system integration and validation protocols