Lead Industrial Design Engineer, Automation & Sortation

Amazon Inc.; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 94,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401(k) Plan

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Parental Leave Options

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Nashville, TN seeks an engineering project leader to drive next-generation sortation and transportation systems across automated fulfillment centers. You will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with internal and external partners to deliver cost-effective solutions, balancing business value and risk.

The role covers design and process design engineering, with opportunities across green-field and retrofit projects, while traveling up to 50% of the time.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience.
• Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work.
• Experience in management of engineering design projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts to develop optimal solutions and processes for the sortation and transportation network through process design, site layout, equipment specification, and intellectual property considerations
• Define highly ambiguous problem statements and develop technical specifications for equipment evaluation and deployment with internal customers
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in short timeframes
• Deeply understand business and technical requirements of product integration from mechanical, electrical, and controls functions
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and negotiate with partners and vendors
• Evaluate solutions balancing business value and technology risk
• Assist customers and engineering teams in making trade-offs considering the larger business context
• Identify standards and drive consistent engineering changes across North America
• Build strong relationships with FC leadership and operations teams across sites
• Data mine and transform raw thoughts into clear technical documentation
• Communicate vision with a detailed roadmap and concrete technical solutions
• Travel requirements: 50%

Skills

Experience in design/innovation proj.

Engineering design project mgmt

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Nashville, TN seeks an engineering project leader to drive next-generation sortation and transportation systems across automated fulfillment centers. You will lead cross-functional teams and coordinate with internal and external partners to deliver cost-effective solutions, balancing business value and risk.

The role covers design and process design engineering, with opportunities across green-field and retrofit projects, while traveling up to 50% of the time.