Remote Logistics Engineer - Transport Optimization

Redwood Logistics LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development opportunities

Internal mobility

Referral program

ERGs

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Medical/dental/vision & 401k

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings account with companycon

Disability & life insurance

Pet insurance & legal aid

Job summary

Redwood Logistics LLC is seeking a Logistics Engineer to identify and model transportation optimization opportunities for managed clients, improving networks, reducing costs, and delivering practical recommendations.

You will work with Client Success, Data Science, Reporting & Analytics, Technology, Solution Design, Operations, and customer teams to deliver effective engineering solutions and ongoing improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Analytics or a related field
• Professional experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain operations, or transportation engineering
• Strong knowledge of transportation operations including truckload, LTL, consolidation, routing, mode selection, rates, and equipment utilization
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to apply logistics knowledge to data and modeling
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; experience with optimization, SQL, or similar analytical tools is a plus
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate analysis into clear business recommendations
• Detail-oriented and comfortable working with complex transportation data
• Ability to collaborate across technical, operational, commercial, and customer-facing teams

Responsibilities

• Perform engineering studies including consolidation, mode optimization, LTL pooling, center-of-gravity analysis, continuous improvement assessments, and route/milk-run optimization
• Analyze transportation data to identify opportunities and model alternative network, mode, consolidation, and routing strategies
• Apply logistics knowledge to develop realistic modeling assumptions, evaluate results, and recommend practical solutions
• Prepare and validate data for engineering studies, including location normalization, shipment segmentation, and cost baselines
• Use transportation optimization, rating, simulation, and network modeling tools to execute studies and evaluate opportunities
• Partner with Data Science and Solutions to develop tools and processes that improve engineering efficiency, quality, and modeling capabilities
• Proactively identify opportunities through supply chain assessments considering transportation data and customer priorities
• Quantify opportunities using consistent savings methodologies and translate findings into actionable recommendations
• Present findings to customers and internal teams and provide engineering expertise to support implementation planning
• Successful Logistics Engineers combine transportation knowledge with strong analytical judgment and data-driven recommendations

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel proficiency

SQL

Transportation knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Analytics

Tools

SQL

Network modeling

Transportation optimization tools

Job description

Redwood Logistics LLC is seeking a Logistics Engineer to identify and model transportation optimization opportunities for managed clients, improving networks, reducing costs, and delivering practical recommendations.

You will work with Client Success, Data Science, Reporting & Analytics, Technology, Solution Design, Operations, and customer teams to deliver effective engineering solutions and ongoing improvements.