Operations Engineer III - AMZ9262.14

Amazon•Seattle, WA

19d•$144,477 - $161,700•Remote

About The Position

This role involves working independently with internal and external engineering teams to successfully deliver high-quality, cross-functional projects on time and within budget. The position requires partnering with project managers and external vendors to set priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules. Responsibilities include influencing technical documentation, performing documentation reviews, and analyzing system layouts and solutions. The engineer will represent system and/or equipment designs to customers and other teams, communicate project status, answer questions in detail, and provide clear summaries to leadership. Building strong working relationships with vendors, engineers, managers, and peers is essential. The role also includes participating in design reviews, supporting execution efforts between internal teams and outside vendors (covering equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout), and managing budget documents, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing. Strong relationships with FC/SC leadership and operations teams across multiple sites, as well as with Launch, Facilities, Finance, Safety, Process Engineers, and other business stakeholders, are crucial. The position will identify and lead process improvement initiatives to support operations teams within a geographic node. Up to 75% domestic travel may be required, but 100% telecommuting is permitted, with work potentially performed from anywhere in the U.S.

Requirements

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Biological) or a related field and three years of experience in the job offered, or as a Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or a related occupation.
Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil or Biological) or a related field and seven years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered, or as a Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or a related occupation.
Three years of experience managing the lifecycle of cross-functional projects.
Three years of experience implementing automated equipment or integrated systems.
Three years of experience using CAD software including AutoCAD, REVIT, or BIM 360.

Responsibilities

Work independently with internal and external engineering teams to successfully deliver cross-functional projects.
Partner with project managers and external vendors to set project priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules.
Influence technical documentation content, perform documentation review, and dive deep into system layouts and solutions.
Competently represent system and/or equipment designs to both customers and other teams.
Communicate project status, effectively answer project questions in detail, and regularly produce clear and concise summaries for the projects you own to your leadership/management team.
Build strong working relationships with vendors, engineers, managers, and peers.
Participate in design reviews and support execution efforts between internal teams and outside vendors including equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout.
Efficiently manage budget documents, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing.
Build strong working relationships with FC/SC leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites as well as their Launch, Facilities, Finance, Safety, Process Engineers, and other business stakeholders.
Identify and lead process improvement initiatives in support of operations teams within a geographic node.