Senior Industrial Design & Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Maternity and Parental Leave Options

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Industrial Design Engineer to lead cross‑functional design and deployment of material handling systems in world‑class fulfillment centers. You will define ambiguous requirements, write specs, evaluate equipment, and scale new technologies across teams.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Data Science Leadership, travel up to 50%, and relocation flexibility to be near the office. Candidates from multiple locations are considered.

Qualifications

• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.
• Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work.
• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience.
• Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non‑automated material handling equipment.
• Experience prioritizing and delivering projects on time in a fast‑moving environment.
• Experience working effectively across cross‑functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization.
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities across teams in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Experience using data and metrics to back up assumptions, evaluate outcomes, and make data‑driven decisions.
• Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently.
• Experience using Lean Process Improvement, Six Sigma methodologies or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency within processes, forecasting, planning, optimization, and logistics

Responsibilities

• This person will manage multiple large, highly complex programs, solely responsible for driving them through the development and deployment lifecycle.
• You deeply understand the business and technical requirements of product integration from mechanical, electrical, and controls functions
• You are expected to have fluency in systems level architecture, critique and debate tech design, judge technical viability of the product/solution and tailor communication for tech and non-tech stakeholders.
• Work with the Operations, Engineering, and Data Science Leadership teams to manage the organizations strategy and project priority to ensure resources are always focused on the most impactful projects
• Define program/project scope and technical/business requirements, and relay that to the design, firm, and field engineering teams concisely to allow for efficient transfer of knowledge
• Evaluate solutions effectively and make decisions that balance business value and technology risk
• Help your customers and the 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) leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites including Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering stakeholders
• Communicate and present program status to Directors of Engineering and Operations
• Data mine and transform raw thoughts into clear technical documentation
• Ability to travel up to 50% to interact with internal and external business and technical leaders

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Excel

MS Project

CAD software

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an Industrial Design Engineer to lead cross‑functional design and deployment of material handling systems in world‑class fulfillment centers. You will define ambiguous requirements, write specs, evaluate equipment, and scale new technologies across teams.

The role requires collaboration with Operations, Engineering, and Data Science Leadership, travel up to 50%, and relocation flexibility to be near the office. Candidates from multiple locations are considered.