Industrial Design Engineer, World Wide Engineering & Innovation - Automation

Amazon • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

World Wide Engineering & Innovation (WWEI) is seeking an Industrial Design
Engineer to support integration and deployment of next-generation automation
solutions across sortation, transportation, and fulfillment operations. This is
a high-visibility role responsible for translating new automation products from
development into scalable operational solutions. The Industrial Design Engineer
will lead site-level integration, develop layouts, define operational workflows, and ensure seamless interaction between new automation products and existing
material handling equipment, controls architecture, and facility constraints.

The role will work closely with hardware engineering teams during product
development to influence design for deployment, maintainability, and
scalability. You will own how products integrate with upstream and downstream
MHE systems, define performance expectations, and validate operational readiness
through pilot execution. This position will also own product performance
tracking, including defining KPIs, analyzing operational data, identifying gaps,
and determining readiness for broader deployment. The engineer will play a key
role in recommending scale decisions and influencing long-term automation
strategy.

This role requires strong cross-functional collaboration with engineering,
operations, safety, maintenance, finance, and technology teams, as well as
external vendors. Responsibilities include supporting pilot planning,
installation execution, site retrofits, FAT/SAT validation, and post-deployment
performance monitoring. The ideal candidate will drive structured problem
solving, develop deployment standards, and help build repeatable integration
frameworks for scaling automation products across multiple facilities. This is a
highly visible position offering the opportunity to shape automation strategy,
influence product development, and deliver impactful solutions across a global
logistics network.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related experience
• Experience in Design/Innovation, research & development, manufacturing, process, industrial engineering, or related work
• Experience in management of engineering design projects
• Bachelor's degree

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 complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
• Experience with design-in-safety
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles

Responsibilities

• The Industrial Design Engineer will lead site-level integration and deployment of automation solutions from pilot through scaled rollout.
• This role is responsible for developing facility layouts, defining operational workflows, and ensuring seamless integration between new automation products and existing material handling equipment.
• The engineer will partner closely with hardware development teams to influence product design for deployability, maintainability, and operational performance, while owning how solutions interface with upstream and downstream systems.
• This role will support pilot planning, installation execution, and site retrofits, including coordination with operations, safety, maintenance, and vendor partners.
• The Industrial Design Engineer will define product performance metrics, monitor operational KPIs, and evaluate readiness for scale based on reliability, throughput, and operational impact.
• The position also requires identifying integration risks, driving mitigation plans, and improving deployment standards.
• The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to develop repeatable deployment models, support FAT/SAT activities, and validate operational performance.
• This role will also influence long-term automation decisions by providing data-driven recommendations, improving integration frameworks, and supporting scalable rollout strategies across multiple sites.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level