Sr. Consulting Engineer

Bastian Solutions; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses paid

Job summary

A leading engineering and consulting firm in Indianapolis is seeking a Sr. Consulting Engineer who will develop client relationships and oversee consulting projects from start to finish. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in material handling solutions, coupled with strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include problem-solving, financial modeling, and presenting solutions to clients. This full-time role requires mid-senior level expertise and includes 30% overnight travel, with related expenses covered by the company.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience analyzing, sizing, designing, justifying, and implementing complex material handling solutions.
• Experience with data analysis tools (PowerBI, Alteryx, SQL) preferred.
• Understanding of supply chains and distribution or manufacturing systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop excellent client relationships and earn their trust through superior problem solving.
• Close major system sales through a consultative selling approach.
• Oversee consulting projects from inception to completion, including budget and scope management.

Job description

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Indianapolis, IN $72,000.00-$150,000.00 2 days ago

Job Functions

• Ability to develop excellent client relationships and earn their trust through superior problem solving and hard work.
• Close major system sales through a "top down" consultative selling approach. Beat our competition by providing the best solutions in the industry. Become a thought leader in distribution systems and automation.
• Assist in pursuing new clients for consulting services.
• Coordinate with specific resources (software engineers, controls engineers, CAD / Simulation Engineers, etc.) to prepare reports and proposals.
• Continue to enhance and refine the tools / methodologies we use.
• Maintain your education on a wide variety of material handling automation and simulation software areas.
• Provide excellent analysis of customer's operational data used to design superior processes and systems.
• Provide computer simulation modeling of proposed material handling systems.
• Build confidence with clients when making formal presentations.
• Meet with client employees, executives, or other stakeholders to understand the challenges faced by the client organization.
• Act as the primary client interface on consulting engagements; oversee a consulting project from inception to completion including:
  • Budget
  • Schedule
  • Scope Management
  • Customer Satisfaction
• Guide the research and analysis conducted by associate consultants and use this information to draw conclusions and develop recommendations including:
  • Activity profiles and design requirements
  • Appropriate order fulfillment methodologies, storage media, process design, and material handling technologies/applications
• Oversee the development of conceptual design solutions; communicate and transition conceptual designs to Engineering and other Business Units.
• Develop labor & financial models to evaluate alternative solutions and prepare business case analyses.
• Prepare materials to describe recommended solutions including description of operations, throughput and storage capacities, business case documentation, etc.
• Lead in presenting research, findings, deliverables, and recommendations to clients.

Travel Requirements

• 30% overnight travel (Travel expenses paid by Bastian Solutions)

Preferred Skills and Required Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related fields.
• 8+ years experience analyzing, sizing, designing, justifying, and implementing complex material handling solutions in a leadership role.
• Experience with data analysis tools (PowerBI, Alteryx, SQL) preferred.
• Understanding of supply chains and distribution or manufacturing systems is a plus. Experience with computer simulation (FlexSim, Demo3D, Arena, etc.) a plus.
• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Consulting
• Warehousing and Storage, Engineering Services, and Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage