Systems Engineer, Distribution and Fulfillment

Designed Conveyor Systems•Franklin, TN

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Systems Engineer, you’ll apply material handling automated systems and layout expertise to enable our customers’ processing goals and desired processing solutions. You’ll develop concept solutions that are based on their historical business data analytics, future state material flow diagrams and result in material handling equipment layouts, turning concepts into functioning designs that meet our clients’ processing enhancements objectives. You'll be a valuable member of our Sales and Pre-Contract team, supporting our efforts to build lasting relationships with existing and prospective clients. You will actively participate in Customer meetings as a trusted advocate of the solution. We’ll appreciate your creative, solutions-oriented approach, your solid technical know-how in things like mechanical design, automation applications, and warehouse operations, your impressive teamwork skills, and the way we can count on you to get things done - and get them done well.

Requirements

10+ years of Material Handling system design experience
Bachelor’s degree (Engineering preferred)
Expertise in AutoDesk/AutoCAD drafting software
Experienced with material handling equipment OEMs software drawing packages
Extensive knowledge about a wide range of automated material handling equipment
Know how to work within Microsoft Suite
Work well under pressure and with urgency
Some experience working with system simulation
Extensive experience leading system pricing estimation
Experience at all phases of the project lifecycle from concepting through implementation
Possess good written and verbal communication skills. You can demonstrate how to deliver and defend the solution to the Customer leading to a implementation opportunity
Extensive experience supporting design/sales presentations
Creative problem solver with a capacity to imagine
Work hard, work well with others, and have a positive attitude

Responsibilities

Lead the development of automated material handling concept solutions
Detail material handling concepts into functional layouts
Apply equipment types that maximize the utility of the equipment and match the desired output
Develop automation alternatives for the Tier 1 systems and provide Customer Pros and Cons to support our final recommendation
Determine throughput capabilities and right-size equipment applications
Support the development of equipment lists and equipment pricing
Compare layout designs to determine the best overall approach
Deliver findings to intercompany groups and the Customer
Provide technical Sales assistance in support of converting the concept solution into an integration project.
Work with intercompany groups to support proposal development
Work with intercompany groups to further develop proposals into execution