Ops Engineer - Sub-Same Day & MHE Automation

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon's Rapid and Rural Logistics unit in New York is seeking an Ops Engineer to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for faster-than-Same Day delivery. The role demands deep understanding of fulfillment operations, inventory flows, capacity and labor planning, and scalable roadmaps.

The position partners with Maintenance, Design, and Innovation Engineering to integrate material handling equipment and expand the network.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of directly managing and responsible for multiple large projects experience.
• 5+ years of Reliability Program Manager experience
• 5+ years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
• 5+ years of maintenance or engineering experience
• 2+ years of commercial CO2 refrigeration applications experience
• 3+ years of in material handling equipment (MHE) or automation environments experience, or experience in reliability/maintenance environments
• 3+ years of leading cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and field execution through launch readiness and go-live phases experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or 2+ years of Amazon RME (Reliability Maintenance Engineering) experience
• Refrigeration Trade School certificate
• Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non-automated material handling equipment
• Work flexible schedule including weekends, nights, and holidays
• 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 identified and aligned with stakeholders
• Dive Deep into dashboards, automation logs, and resources that provide insight to next steps and problem solving
• Driving 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

Reliability program management

MS Office

Maintenance/engineering

MHE / automation

Cross-functional leadership

Launch readiness

Scheduling / planning

Quality focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Refrigeration Trade School certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Amazon's Rapid and Rural Logistics unit in New York is seeking an Ops Engineer to own and execute strategic, cross-functional operations and technology projects for faster-than-Same Day delivery. The role demands deep understanding of fulfillment operations, inventory flows, capacity and labor planning, and scalable roadmaps.

The position partners with Maintenance, Design, and Innovation Engineering to integrate material handling equipment and expand the network.