Lead Supply Chain Automation Engineer – Consulting

Miebach; Fishers (IN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Supply Chain Engineering professional to support the design and delivery of innovative supply chain solutions across North America. You will lead engineering workstreams, develop facility concepts, and analyze operations to deliver measurable improvements in distribution, manufacturing, and logistics.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10 years of experience in supply chain engineering or consulting, with strong analytical and client-facing skills, and proficiency in Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Logistics, or 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 thinking

Client-facing

Project management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Education

BSc in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

AnyLogic

FlexSim

Excel (Advanced)

WMS/WES/WCS knowledge

Job description

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Supply Chain Engineering professional to support the design and delivery of innovative supply chain solutions across North America. You will lead engineering workstreams, develop facility concepts, and analyze operations to deliver measurable improvements in distribution, manufacturing, and logistics.

Ideal candidates bring 5–10 years of experience in supply chain engineering or consulting, with strong analytical and client-facing skills, and proficiency in Excel