Amazon Sr Industrial Design Engineer GES NA Ops Engineering 

United States, Texas, Arlington 

632454923

In this role you will be responsible for working with internal customers across multiple organizations to define highly ambiguous problem statements, influencing a global Amazon team, writing technical specifications and performing technical evaluations on equipment, developing business requirements, identifying, developing, and scaling new technologies across multiple teams, generating multiyear budgets, and managing multiple large, high visibility programs simultaneously through the project lifecycle.Key job responsibilities
In partnership with WWDE, Operations Engineering, and strategic suppliers, this individual will drive the technical strategy for a material handling equipment lifecycle organization. This position will provide program leadership and technological integration across multiple teams of engineers. You will serve as the single-threaded leader between multiple engineering teams, operations, and RME partners. You will lead cross-functional communications and strategic planning for material technological deployment, introduce new tech products, determine KPIs, and drive standardization initiatives. You must be obsessed with execution excellence, creating mechanisms and processes that increase velocity while maintaining quality. This role requires building relationships with Amazon Engineering and operations teams and influencing senior leaders.
Responsibilities Include:
• This person will manage multiple large, highly complex programs, solely responsible for driving them through the development and deployment lifecycle.
• You deeply understand the business and technical requirements of product integration from mechanical, electrical, and controls functions
• You are expected to have fluency in systems level architecture, critique and debate tech design, judge technical viability of the product/solution and tailor communication for tech and non-tech stakeholders.
• Work with the Operations, Engineering, and Data Science Leadership teams to manage the organizations strategy and project priority to ensure resources are always focused on the most impactful projects
• Define program/project scope and technical/business requirements, and relay that to the design, firm, and field engineering teams concisely to allow for efficient transfer of knowledge
• Evaluate solutions effectively and make decisions that balance business value and technology risk
• Help your customers and the engineering teams make appropriate trade-offs by considering the larger picture (e.g., business goals, throughput expectations, quality requirements, efficiency, maintainability, operability)
• Identify standards and drive consistent application of engineering changes across North America
• Build strong working relationships with Fulfillment Center (FC) leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites including Industrial Engineering, Maintenance Engineering, and Process Engineering stakeholders
• Communicate and present program status to Directors of Engineering and Operations
• Data mine and transform raw thoughts into clear technical documentation
• Ability to travel up to 50% to interact with internal and external business and technical leadersA day in the life
Amazon Benefits:1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 10+ years experience in design, specification, project management and execution of large-scale complex material handling systems, or domain expertise in one of the following disciplines: industrial, mechanical, electrical, chemical or civil engineering; industrial or construction management
• 5+ years managing core project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, resources, quality and risk management, reporting and metric development/tracking
• Strong understanding of material handling equipment and systems integration
• Experience in manufacturing/operations/supply chain analysis, and process improvement (eg. Lean Six Sigma)
• Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects on time and on budget
• Excellence in stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, proven problem-solving skills, and strong organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, matrix environment
• Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes
• Ability to roll up sleeves and operate as an individual contributor to get the job done
• Able to travel up to 50%, US

• Advanced degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Experience with material handling equipment integration and systems
• Experience with conveyor control systems and automation
• Experience with cross-belt sorters and complex material handling systems
• Project Management Professional (PMP®) certification
• Six Sigma certification
• Experience working with material handling OEMs and integration partners
• Track record of establishing standardized processes and playbooks
• Experience scaling technical project delivery organizations
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.