Amazon is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering project leader to work on developing, designing and delivering next generation, world-class fulfillment, delivery and transportation systems.
Amazon Rural and Rapid Logistics Design team (R2L) is seeking an experienced Industrial Designer to join the Design Engineering team. Our team is supporting the rapid expansion of Rural Delivery and Sub Same Day delivery.
In this role, the Design Engineer will drive process engineering, building design, and standardization across our Last Mile delivery network. This individual will be responsible for designing and optimizing the delivery and sortation network, enabling operations processes to meet safety, customer experience, quality, and cost goals. The candidate will have to scope all options ranging from scrappy to automated and provide data to support options. Responsibilities will include creating and maintaining optimal drawings of material handling equipment, work areas, and storage equipment as well as design support for future initiatives. Drawings will require a high level of detail in both plan views as well as corresponding elevation views. A successful candidate will be able to collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time, and simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
Key job responsibilities
1. Work with key stakeholders on the criteria for design and expansion
2. Develop design and analytical models (excel, simulation etc.) to show feasibility and operational cost of design
3. Ability to generate and implement design process with an aim to articulate operational and safety criteria in design development
4. Review design and supporting technical documents for approvals
5. Review existing designs to identify value engineering opportunities and optimization
6. Ability to easily communicate, present and write technical documents/drawings
7. Project manage and communicate project with all stakeholders via project management tools (BIM)
8. Ability to train and articulate standards across cross functional teams.
8. Ability to travel 25% of the time
•Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) or foreign equivalent or a related field, or 5+ years Amazon experience
•2 years of experience in Design/Innovation Engineering, Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineering, or related
•Experience must involve ownership/management of engineering design projects involving Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Experience using business/technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software
• 2+ years of engineering experience in industrial, logistics, distribution, fulfillment, manufacturing, architectural, robotics, production environment
• Expert in AutoCAD, REVIT or any other CAD program
• Dealing with ambiguity, data analysis and analytical skills
• Experience in solution optimization, value engineering, best fit analysis (design and data), process development.
•Master’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business Administration, or a related field and at least five years of progressively responsible experience in the specialty
•Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, robotics and/or high-speed manufacturing
•Experience with process design and based on Lean Principles
•Proficiency with concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, and using statistics and data to solve problems.
• Developing automation solutions involving selecting tech, productivity and cost analysis
• Knowledge with Simulation with one of the software’s (Matlab/Simulink, Anylogic, FlexSim)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize, manage multiple tasks and dealing with ambiguity
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $89,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
