Lead Supply Chain Automation Engineer

Miebach; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Supply Chain Engineering professional to design and deliver innovative supply chain solutions across North America. This role combines strong technical engineering with client-facing consulting capabilities and a passion for helping organizations improve distribution, manufacturing, and logistics operations.

You will lead and support project workstreams, develop engineering solutions, collaborate with client stakeholders, and contribute throughout the project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Logistics, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain engineering, distribution, material handling, automation, manufacturing, or consulting.
• Experience designing or improving warehouses, distribution centers, or material handling operations.
• Experience evaluating or implementing warehouse automation and material handling solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, client-facing, and project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and engineering analysis tools.
• Willingness to travel up to 40–60%.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering workstreams for supply chain consulting and implementation projects from project initiation through final recommendation and implementation planning
• Develop warehouse, distribution center, manufacturing, and logistics facility concepts and layouts
• Perform operational assessments, process analysis, capacity evaluations, and future-state design activities
• Develop labor models, throughput calculations, storage strategies, slotting concepts, and material flow analyses
• Evaluate automation technologies including ASRS, AMRs, conveyors, sortation systems, goods-to-person solutions, robotics, and warehouse execution technologies
• Support facility design activities from concept development through implementation planning
• Prepare engineering calculations, technical documentation, design recommendations, and executive-level presentations
• Develop business cases and investment analyses to support operational and automation initiatives

Skills

Analytical

Problem-solving

Client-facing

Project management

Willingness to travel

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AnyLogic

FlexSim

WMS/WES/WCS

Job description

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Supply Chain Engineering professional to design and deliver innovative supply chain solutions across North America. This role combines strong technical engineering with client-facing consulting capabilities and a passion for helping organizations improve distribution, manufacturing, and logistics operations.

You will lead and support project workstreams, develop engineering solutions, collaborate with client stakeholders, and contribute throughout the project