senior engineer, Design & Operations
Starbucks•Seattle, WA
•Hybrid
About The Position
As a senior engineer, Design & Operations on the Industrial Engineering Solutions team, you will set and uphold Coffee House engineering standards while driving productivity gains. You will design and test equipment and layouts while simplifying work routines in our Coffee Houses. Your work will span cross-functional productivity initiatives, system-wide engineering, data analysis, and solution testing, including partnering with the Retail Operations and Menu Experience teams to launch new food and beverage products.
Requirements
- BS or higher in engineering (industrial, mechanical, electrical engineering) or related technical discipline
- Engineering (electrical, mechanical, chemical or industrial) with increasing scope and responsibilities (5+ years)
- Technical project execution with demonstrated attention to detail and achieving results without direct supervision (+3 years)
- Performance metrics development and root cause analysis (5-8 years)
- Project management (5+ years)
- Supervision, including direct supervision of contractors (1-3 years)
Responsibilities
- Apply data, research, and creative problem-solving to develop, launch, and sustain the coffeehouse productivity strategy.
- Partner across the enterprise to advance engineering initiatives for equipment, stations, and coffeehouse development.
- Use simulation, enterprise analytics, and CAD tools to design solutions that improve business performance.
- Lead cross-functional teams, translate business needs into clear objectives, and resolve process, modeling, and operational issues to keep projects on track.
- Partner with the testing team to measure throughput and productivity in laboratory and retail Coffee House environments.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits
- short-term and long-term disability
- paid parental leave
- family expansion reimbursement
- paid vacation from date of hire
- sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
- eight paid holidays
- two personal days per year
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
- Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
- incentivized emergency savings
- financial well-being tools
- 100%25 upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
- student loan management resources
- access to other educational opportunities
- backup care
- DACA reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
