Lead Solutions Design Engineer - SIMIO Warehouse & Transportation Simulation (REMOTE)

Ryder; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Ryder is seeking a Lead Solutions Design Engineer to develop and present engineering designs that create financial value for customers. You will guide pursuit teams from initial concept through startup, using advanced analytics to shape winning proposals and ensure feasibility across Ryder's operational capabilities.

You will manage multidisciplinary design work, mentor junior team members, and communicate complex designs to clients and internal stakeholders with confidence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering.
• 6+ years in the Transportation industry.
• 6+ years in Warehousing/Manufacturing operations.
• Excel, PowerPoint and Access expert.
• Tableau and database programming knowledge expected or preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of dedicated services and managed transportation networks.

Responsibilities

• Review RFPs and develop questions to clarify gaps, craft initial solution design hypotheses.
• Validate data, cleanse data, profile data, and define scenarios for modeling.
• Calculate labor, equipment, facility and expense needs; develop cost and pricing assumptions.
• Develop optimization scenarios aligned with objectives and win strategy.
• Meet with customers and bid teams; support technical reviews and design validations.
• Support deployment and post-startup validation to ensure plans match execution.
• Advance engineering tools and methodologies for best-in-class practices.
• Lead consulting projects translating customer pain points into actionable solutions.

Skills

Data cleansing

Design tools

Simulation tools

ERP/WMS familiarity

Automation & MHE

Influence stakeholders

Supply chain analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Tableau

Database programming

Metrics design

Transportation design

Warehouse design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering

Tools

JDA

Llamasoft

OTM

Appian

Tableau

AutoCAD

Job description

Summary

Lead Solutions Design Engineers are responsible to support the growth of our Supply Chain Solutions & Dedicated Transportation Solution offerings by developing, designing and winning new business through: Designing solutions that deliver financial value to our Customers Demonstrating an understanding of our Customer's business Providing feasible designs that are aligned with our Customer's needs Helping the pursuit team with shaping wins plans consistent with our solution design Providing sustainable designs that are aligned with Ryder's operational & technical capabilities Writing and delivering a compelling proposal that influences the customer decision to select Ryder Support awarded business throughout the startup process, successfully transitioning design and proposal assumptions to Operations and SCE CI resources through the Customer Due Diligence process. They are a key team member within a pursuit team that works on new business opportunities. The Lead Solutions Design Engineer will support a pursuit from start to finish and will be an active team member throughout the various stages of the pursuit all the way through successful transition during startup. Key activities include: Specialize across multiple design disciplines Use advance analytical techniques and concepts to understand the business Manage or mentor a small team of other SD Engineers Execute design processes to create, re‑design, or optimize logistics networks Think and act independently and creatively Effectively communicate the design and solution to internal stake holders & the client

Simio experience REQUIRED

Essential Functions

• Support the bid submission process by reviewing RFP documents, understand objectives, develop questions to clarify gaps and develop initial hypothesis specific to a specific solution design that solves our customer's needs & delivers unique value
• Data validation, cleansing, profiling, baseline development & defining scenarios to model
• Calculating labor, equipment, facility and expense requirements based on transportation and warehousing design assumptions. Develop process flows, concept of operations and value propositions consistent with the win strategy and work with IT to develop concept of systems. Coordinate with Pricing and other functions to develop cost and pricing models as well as relevant assumptions
• Develop optimizations scenarios and strategies that are aligned with objectives
• Meet frequently with customers and cross‑functional bid response team. Support technical review presentations and design validation meetings
• Implementation follow‑up, which requires engineer to validate and modify deployed process to ensure that it matches plan
• Develop and improve engineering tools and methodologies to ensure industry best practices
• Lead consulting projects that involve understanding customers’ pain‑points developing and presenting solutions

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities

• Superb data organization and cleansing skills
• Exhibit advanced skills and concepts using design applications, tools, techniques, and methodologies to analyze and design complex transportation and warehousing networks
• Familiarity in simulation tools, transportation & warehouse management systems, ERPs, Automation, MHE, Visibility Tools, and industry leading technologies(preferred)
• Ability to influence the project teams by using facts, statistics, and analytics
• Comprehend complex supply chain and transportation solutions and segment design processes into manageable elements and process steps
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, including the ability to translate complex designs, concepts, and regulations into terms readily understood
• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)
• Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint expert required
• Knowledgeable of visualization (Tableau, Microsoft) and database programming intermediate preferred
• Knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks that are sustainable and measurable advanced required
• Transportation Design: Extensive knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks Required knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau expert required
• Warehouse Design: Extensive knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods Required knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.gAS/RS) Warehouse Design Tools e.g.: CAD (e.gAutoCAD); slotting (e.gSlot3D); Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.gMOST); simulation software and application; Warehouse Management Systems (e.gManhattan Scale); and Labor MgtSystems Network Design Tools (e.g., Llamasoft) and Data Analytics Software (e.g., Tableau) a plus expert required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management or Industrial Engineering
• Six (6) years or more in the Transportation industry(e.g., Truckload, Multi‑stop TL, LTL, Intermodal, Bulk, Rail, or Parcel services) required
• Six (6) years or more in the Warehousing and/or Manufacturing industry (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Warehouse Operations, Operations) required
• Microsoft Office Suite skills with emphasis on Access, Excel and PowerPoint expert required
• Knowledgeable of visualization (Tableau, Microsoft) and database programming intermediate preferred
• Knowledge of effective metrics programs and design networks that are sustainable and measurable advanced required
• Transportation Design: Extensive knowledge of Dedicated Services and Managed Transportation Networks Required knowledge of all available equipment types such as; dry van, temperature control, flat bed, other specialized equipment Transportation Design Tools ie; JDA, Appian, Network Design Tools ie; Llamasoft, Transportation Management Systems ie; JDA, OTM, , Mapping Software ie; Tableau expert required
• Warehouse Design: Extensive knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control, warehouse layout/ design and Lean methods Required knowledge of material handling solutions and automation types such as: powered industrial truck (PIT) applications; racking and other storage solution designs, packaging equipment; conveyor and sortation equipment; and other automation solutions (e.g. AS/RS) Warehouse Design Tools e.g.: CAD (e.g. AutoCAD); slotting (e.g. Slot3D); Predetermined Motion and Time Systems and methods (e.g. MOST); simulation software and application; Warehouse Management Systems (e.g. Manhattan Scale); and Labor Mgt. Systems. Network Design Tools (e.g., Llamasoft) and Data Analytics Software (e.g., Tableau) a plus expert required

DOT Regulated

No

Job Category

Solutions Design

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Minimum Pay Range: 115000

Maximum Pay Range: 124000

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