Industrial Engineer, Project Engineering - Remote US
About The Position
The Industrial Engineer supports projects implementing new and existing business, site consolidations and relocations, and automation solutions. The role also supports the creation, validation, and use of tools and standards across the department and DSV, following organizational requirements for safety, quality, and financial responsibility. The position may be remote or onsite at a DSV location in the US or North America and requires an expected travel level of 50%. Engineering work may focus on new or existing distribution operations; successful candidates are described as natural self-starters. For new or expanding business, the engineer validates customer requirements, develops the overall solution, and implements assigned tasks. The engineer provides the project manager with updates on estimates, status, escalations, and scope changes within DSV’s standard project delivery approach. For warehouse consolidations, relocations, or new real estate projects, the engineer collects and coordinates customer requirements for items such as electrical and data systems, IT equipment, material handling equipment, storage, automation, and regulatory or security certifications. The role also interacts with general contractors regarding building-shell and property requirements within project scope. Additional work may include supporting standardization, development, continuous improvement, vendor onboarding, budgeting, and internal and external collaboration. The position leads the design and implementation of warehouse and distribution solutions, optimizes workflows, defines facility and equipment requirements, supports warehouse technologies and automation, coordinates projects and stakeholders, and helps ensure operational readiness and compliance.
Requirements
- Four-year degree; Industrial Engineering is preferred.
- At least 2 years of experience in the logistics or supply chain industry.
- At least 1 year of experience in warehouse solution implementation and design.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio, and use of Teams and SharePoint.
- AutoCAD LT skills.
- Knowledge of WMS functional processes.
- English reading, writing, and verbal skills.
- Interpersonal communication skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
- Mature communication and facilitation skills to communicate with all organizational levels.
- Strong writing skills and experience documenting design methodologies for logistics solutions and responses to RFPs.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of LMS, TMS, and YMS.
- Spanish language skills.
- Experience dealing with end users, vendors, and clients.
- Experience in a 3PL environment.
- Six Sigma or Lean certifications.
- Experience with multiple business channels, such as consumer products, retail, manufacturing support, and e-commerce.
- Experience designing and implementing warehouse solutions across projects of varying size, scope, and complexity.
- Experience with warehouse automation applications such as pick-to-light, goods-to-person, automated sortation, AMR, AGV, and conveyor design.
- Experience supporting business requirements document creation, detailed design, procurement, and vendor management for project implementations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of warehouse and distribution center solutions, including facility layouts, operational processes, and equipment selection.
- Analyze and optimize inbound, putaway, replenishment, picking, packing, shipping, and value-added service workflows.
- Define facility, process, and equipment requirements and align stakeholders on final solution designs.
- Support the design and implementation of warehouse technologies and distribution systems, including WMS and related operational platforms.
- Develop implementation plans, schedules, and task lists with project managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Identify, evaluate, and procure capital equipment and other assets for operational start-up and long-term objectives.
- Manage vendor, supplier, contractor, and customer relationships during project execution.
- Support implementation and integration of automation and material handling solutions.
- Ensure solutions meet customer requirements, safety standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Coordinate multiple projects and priorities, proactively identify risks, resolve issues, and drive project outcomes.
- Develop and deliver project updates, business cases, presentations, and recommendations to leadership, customers, and executive stakeholders.
- Collaborate with operations, engineering, IT, construction, and external partners to support project execution and operational readiness.
- Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and supply chain solutions to improve performance and design standards.
- Support warehouse and construction project activities, including travel, site assessments, commissioning, testing, and operational launches.
- Travel as required for project implementations, customer engagements, and business initiatives.
- Perform additional duties and special projects related to operational improvements, new business implementations, network expansions, and continuous improvement.
- Collect and coordinate customer requirements for warehouse consolidations, relocations, or new real estate projects, including building, equipment, automation, and compliance requirements.
- Provide project managers with estimates, status updates, escalations, and scope-change feedback for assigned tasks.
- Support standardization, continuous improvement, vendor onboarding, and budgeting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
