Senior Architectural Design Lead, Integrated Design Solutions

Amazon • Bellevue, WA

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About The Position

Amazon's Integrated Design Solutions (IDS) team seeks an Architectural Design
Manager to lead composite design delivery across fulfillment operations. This
role drives spatial coordination of building shell, material handling equipment,
and safety modules while managing cross-functional design programs.

You'll own end-to-end composite delivery, integrating architectural drawings
with MHE layouts and operational requirements. Lead clash detection, establish
BIM standards, and ensure construction-ready designs meet launch timelines.
Manage design resources across concurrent projects while serving as primary
interface to Worldwide Design Engineer (WWDE), Operations, and Construction
partners.

Your day balances strategic program management with hands-on design leadership.
You start by reviewing delivery status across your portfolio, identifying risks,
and adjusting resource allocation to keep projects on track. Mid-morning, you're
in Revit resolving a complex clash detection issue that's blocking a critical
milestone. By afternoon, you're leading a composite review with WWDE and
Operations partners, facilitating decisions on scope changes and ensuring
alignment on delivery timelines.

You communicate with clarity and authority, making decisions that balance design
quality, schedule pressure, and stakeholder expectations. When timelines
compress or scope expands, you assess impact, propose solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems, or experience managing teams
• 6+ years of design program management experience
• Experience using one or more of the following technologies (e.g., AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SolidWorks, CREO, BIM360, SketchUp, KeyShot, etc.) to deliver high quality models and designs
• Experience driving process excellence and productivity improvement initiatives, including Kaizen methodologies
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in software development

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering (any domain) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity
• Experience building cross-functional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship

Responsibilities

• Lead spatial design and architectural coordination integrating building shell, material handling equipment, and safety modules across fulfillment operations.
• Translate architectural drawings into operational composites, coordinating structural constraints, ceiling heights, and building systems with MHE layouts.
• Overlay safety modules (5S, egress, fire protection, WHS compliance) to facilitate safe working conditions.
• Conduct clash detection between building structure, MHE systems, and operational modules using Navisworks.
• Manage design resources across concurrent projects while serving as primary interface to WWDE, Operations, and Construction partners.
• Establish BIM standards and drive process improvements that scale across the organization.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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