Lead Solutions Design Engineer - Material Handling

Dematic; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic is seeking a Solution Design Project Engineer on the Key Accounts team to oversee engineering efforts for large and complex material handling solutions. You will lead design teams, develop system concepts, and produce cost estimates and proposals for automation projects.

The role requires strong mechanical design, controls, and WMS/WCS familiarity, with travel up to 10% and collaboration across engineering, sales, procurement, and operations to ensure quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in material handling, warehouse automation, controls engineering, or complex systems.
• Experience with PLC control systems and controls-architecture development.
• Strong leadership to coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% with potential for more during initial months.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements and collaborate with partners to develop executable material handling concepts.
• Direct team members to produce 3D models and proposal drawings to achieve concept freeze.
• Generate material lists, project scope summaries, and technical proposals.
• Identify controls architectures and define interfaces between machine, controls, software, and host system.
• Prepare Description of Operation for system functionality and capabilities.
• Generate controls and electrical quote requests and evaluate vendor proposals.
• Identify subsystems, builds, and automation modules; assess project risks and mitigation strategies.
• Set priorities and coordinate across engineering, sales, procurement, and operations teams.
• Lead technical reviews, pricing reviews, and solution validation activities.
• Develop cost breakouts and value-engineering recommendations to optimize performance and cost.
• Own engineering activities and deliverables through quotation and build phases.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards per Process.

Skills

Mechatronics Engineering

Systems Engineering

Controls Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Leadership

PLC control systems

WMS/WCS software

Conveyor systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Dematic is seeking a Solution Design Project Engineer on the Key Accounts team to oversee engineering efforts for large and complex material handling solutions. You will lead design teams, develop system concepts, and produce cost estimates and proposals for automation projects.

The role requires strong mechanical design, controls, and WMS/WCS familiarity, with travel up to 10% and collaboration across engineering, sales, procurement, and operations to ensure quality deliverables.