Senior Operations Engineer - Logistics Automation

Amazon

Arlington (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 162,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon's Global Engineering Services (GES) North America Operations Engineering Execution (OEX) seeks a Sr. Operations Engineer to root-cause, solve, and scale systemic engineering challenges in First and Middle Mile Operations.

You will lead cross-functional teams on high-impact projects involving automated material handling, sortation, and robotics, with 80% regional travel and flexibility to work from a corporate office when not traveling.

Qualifications

6+ years of directly managing and responsible for multiple large projects experience.
Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field.
Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non-automated material handling equipment.
Knowledge of AutoCAD, VBA, and SQL at the intermediate level.
Experience working with Material handling equipment (MHE).
Knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions.
Position includes travel up to 75% (Nationwide). Travel involves air travel to regional airports and driving to site locations. A valid driver's license is required due to project assignments in areas with limited public transportation and rideshare options.

Responsibilities

Work independently with internal and external teams to successfully manage the lifecycle of challenging projects, and act as owner in delivering on project objectives and targets.
Actively participate in firm engineering reviews, and make tangible impact on the proposed solutions on an individual system or its components, on the overall systems architecture, and on facility processes.
Partner with internal teams, stakeholders and external vendors to set project priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules to meet deadlines. Proactively assess stakeholders’ dependencies and milestones, problem-solve and drive solutions to mitigate the impact from the issues.
Lead and coordinate all execution efforts in delivering systems and automated equipment designs per established standards and guidelines. Perform equipment/system installation, throughput and safety qualifications. Simplify, optimize, remove bottlenecks and provide feedback while resolving difficult system problems or technical deficiencies.
Lead effective meetings by setting the objectives, putting the right people in the room and driving detailed business and technical discussions/alignment. Document meeting discussions, decisions and future steps, ensuring alignment on expectations with internal partner teams and outside vendors.
Promptly and accurately communicate project status, risk analysis and risk mitigation plans. Effectively answer project questions in detail, and regularly produce clear and concise summaries for the project to leadership/management team.
Competently articulate system and/or equipment designs, including layouts, technical specifications and functional capabilities to internal customers and partner teams.
Efficiently manage change order controls, purchase orders, and invoice validation/approvals.
Excel at building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects.
Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that improve the Engineering and cross-teams’ efficiencies, optimizing the teams’ value and delivery. Through collaboration, generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in compressed periods of time.
Up to 75% travel domestically although travel intensity can be variable and consist of up to three weeks in a row, including weekends.