Lead Solutions Design Engineer, AR - SRT (FF)

Amazon • North Reading, MA

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About The Position

The AR Sortation Solutions Design Team is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineer to design next-generation automated sortation systems for Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FCs), Sort Centers (SCs), and Amazon Logistics (AMZL). A successful candidate will have deep expertise in sortation technologies including linear sorters, crossbelt systems, palletizing automation, and AMR/AGV applications, with the ability to understand system-of-systems level interactions across material handling equipment, robotics, and facility infrastructure. You'll need strong technical problem-solving abilities, excellent project management skills, the capacity to drive solution requirements to product teams, and the ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment.

The Solutions Design Team is responsible for translating business requirements into comprehensive robotic automation designs that integrate multiple technologies into cohesive solutions. You'll examine and optimize existing robotic solution performance while combining those learnings with the latest sortation and automation technologies to design state-of-the-art solutions. This role requires validating solution feasibility through simulation modeling, defining equipment configurations and capacity requirements, and ensuring alignment between operational objectives and technical implementation across the entire solution architecture

Requirements

• 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
• Experience with design & innovation and research & development
• Experience in management of engineering design projects
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience
• Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
• Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making
• Experience modeling or simulating large-scale, high-volume distribution centers
• Experience with design-in-safety

Responsibilities

• Design automated sortation, package stacking into containers, and movement solutions that integrate with upstream and downstream systems to meet throughput requirements and Amazon design standards.
• Analyze operational and financial metrics to inform design decisions and feature prioritization.
• Partner with systems engineering and operations teams to optimize deployed solution performance.
• Lead multiple concurrent projects while coordinating with internal teams, external partners, contractors, and vendors.
• Build simulation models and conduct throughput analyses to validate solution feasibility and solve complex integration challenges and tradeoffs.
• Drive technical design projects from concept through implementation, understanding system-of-systems interactions across robotics, MHE, and facility infrastructure.
• Define solution requirements and drive them to product teams, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical capabilities.
• Collaborate with global stakeholders through all design phases from initial design and systems integration through construction and startup.
• Work with product management and systems engineering to develop next-generation features that enhance solution performance.
• Travel up to 15% to sites in the US, Canada, and EU.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

What This Job Offers

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