Sr. Industrial Engineer, Robotics Manufacturing & Operational Excellence

Amazon • North Reading, MA

5d • $132,100 - $178,800 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Industrial Engineer for Robotics Manufacturing & Operational Excellence, you will define and lead the next generation of manufacturing operating systems across Amazon Robotics' production sites. This is not a traditional industrial engineering role — you will merge deep technical expertise in factory operations and lean systems with strategic continuous improvement leadership, serving as the architect of our Operational Excellence operating model and the driving force behind a culture of relentless improvement. You will lead an Operational Excellence Council, work with and coach a team of Industrial and CI engineers, and champion digital lean practices that transform how we manufacture robotics at scale. If you thrive at the intersection of systems thinking, change leadership, and manufacturing innovation — and want to shape the future of robotics production — this role is for you.

Requirements

• 5+ years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
• Experience with complex MHE and packaging lines or process design based on Lean Manufacturing or Toyota Manufacturing System
• Experience leading engineering design projects and interacting with cross-functional teams
• Experience developing and deploying an operating system or management system framework (e.g., tiered daily management, leader standard work, visual management, KPI governance).

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience in management of engineering design projects
• Lean-Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Experience with digital lean tools and Industry 4.0 technologies including IoT-enabled performance monitoring, digital standard work platforms, automated time study tools, or manufacturing execution systems (MES).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and governance of the Operational Excellence Operating System across manufacturing sites, integrating daily management, standard work, visual management, and tiered accountability structures.
• Champion continuous improvement as a cultural transformation — acting as a change agent who partners with site leaders and managers to adopt and sustain new best practices, behaviors, and mindsets across the workforce.
• Establish and lead an Operational Excellence Council with a team of Industrial and CI engineers, setting strategic direction, prioritizing improvement initiatives, and ensuring alignment to business objectives.
• Drive digital lean transformation by leveraging data analytics, digital tools, and connected systems to enable real-time performance visibility, predictive insights, and automated waste identification across production operations.
• Design and optimize manufacturing systems including process workflows, facility layouts, production line balancing, material flow, and capacity planning to maximize throughput, quality, and space utilization.
• Develop and deploy the CI roadmap — facilitating kaizen events, value stream mapping, A3 problem solving, and structured improvement projects that deliver measurable impact to safety, quality, delivery, and cost (SQDC) metrics.

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: Senior