Ops Engineer — Sub Same-Day Automation Lead

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 131,500 - 177,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Ops Engineer for Rapid and Rural Logistics in the United States (NY). This role owns and executes cross-functional operations and technology projects to expand sub-same‑day capabilities, integrating material-handling equipment and driving innovation across teams.

The position requires strong project management, a background in industrial/ mechanical engineering, and experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives with a bias for actionable results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or related occupation.
• Experience managing the lifecycle of cross-functional projects, implementing automated equipment and/or integrated systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage high visibility automation programs quality, capacity, and future design innovations to continue to scale the SSD network.
• Work cross functionally with Reliability Maintenance, Design, and Innovation Engineering teams to deliver high complexity solutions.
• Execution of key deliverable timelines for Engineering programs, and meeting specific operational goals determined and aligned with stakeholders.
• Dive deep into dashboards, automation logs, and resources that provide insight to next steps and problem solving.
• Drive weekly quality and capacity performance of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) in the network, partnering with operations teams to meet customer promise and cost goals.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

AutoCAD

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Ops Engineer for Rapid and Rural Logistics in the United States (NY). This role owns and executes cross-functional operations and technology projects to expand sub-same‑day capabilities, integrating material-handling equipment and driving innovation across teams.

The position requires strong project management, a background in industrial/ mechanical engineering, and experience leading large, cross-functional initiatives with a bias for actionable results.