Industrial Design Engineer, GES NA Ops Engineering

Amazon•Nashville, TN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Global Engineering Services (GES) North America (NA) Operations Engineering (Ops Eng) is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering project leader to lead the initiative of developing and delivering next generation, world-class sortation and transportation systems. This position will have an impact on Concept Design and Firm Engineering processes through its work in the Technical Vendor Management (TVM) pillar. If the notion of leading engineering projects amongst the world’s brightest talent to full potential excites you; if the idea of using technologies to develop sortation and logistics systems in the multi-national juggernaut that is Amazon has your attention, then keep reading. Are you an innovative leader that wants to design the next generation of world-class sortation centers and logistics systems across the globe? Do you want a high level of ownership in solving complex problems? Does the challenge of designing systems that leverage automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies and robotics appeal to you? If so, we have the job for you! We’re looking to add a high-impact engineer to our team. In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external teams to design high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our sortation and distribution systems. Your projects may include green-fields, brown-fields, and retrofits, including highly automated fulfillment centers, cross-dock facilities, and transportation centers. You will work with a team of highly skilled and highly engaged engineers in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment. Our team works on hundreds of projects each year. You will be challenged; you will learn; you will work on high impact, high visibility projects; you will grow. This role requires up to 25% travel and availability to work from a corporate office when not traveling. Candidates should either live near or be willing to relocate within a reasonable commuting distance of the office. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Requirements

5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience
Bachelor's degree or above in Operations, Business, Project Management or Engineering
Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
Experience with process design based on Lean Principles
Experience with project management
Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Engineering (any domain) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
Experience with design-in-safety
3+ years of technical engineering experience

Responsibilities

Coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the sortation and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.
Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
Effective communication skills, ability to execute the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.
Ability to travel 25% globally to interact with internal and external business and technical leaders.