Senior Industrial Design Engineer - Global Logistics

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Global Engineering Services (GES) Operations Engineering is seeking a Sr. Industrial Design Engineer to lead next-generation sortation and transportation systems worldwide.

You will own end-to-end process designs for First Mile and Middle Mile projects, retrofit designs, and controls & solutions development for future programs. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver high-quality, cost-effective designs across highly automated fulfillment centers and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent.
• Experience with design & innovation and research & development.
• Experience in management of engineering design projects.
• Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions to solve internal customers' challenges at low capital expenditure that are safe for associates and deliver high productivity.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective designs for the fulfillment, sortation, and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors, and vendors.
• Deeply understand the business and technical requirements of product integration from mechanical, electrical, and controls functions; evaluate solutions and make decisions that balance business value and technology risk.
• Help customers and engineering teams make appropriate trade-offs by considering the larger picture (e.g., business goals, throughput expectations, quality requirements, efficiency, maintainability, operability).
• Identify standards and drive consistent application of engineering changes across North America.
• Build strong working relationships with Fulfillment Center (FC) and Sort Center leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites, including Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering stakeholders.
• Data mine and transform raw thoughts into clear technical documentation; demonstrate effective communication skills with the ability to execute the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.

Skills

Design & Innovation

R&D

Engineering project management

MS Excel

MS Project

CAD software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Amazon's Global Engineering Services (GES) Operations Engineering is seeking a Sr. Industrial Design Engineer to lead next-generation sortation and transportation systems worldwide.

You will own end-to-end process designs for First Mile and Middle Mile projects, retrofit designs, and controls & solutions development for future programs. You will collaborate with internal and external teams to deliver high-quality, cost-effective designs across highly automated fulfillment centers and