Amazon Retrofit Engineer AMXL Long Term Planning / Ops Engineering 

United States, Washington, Bellevue 

574680367

Key job responsibilities- Determine all resources required for each retrofit project in terms of site layout, traffic plans, optimal material flow, equipment specification, and operations scheduling/ops clock
- Consolidate all retrofit efforts from change management to post-launch support for each site to streamline launch work, minimize disruption, and reduce launch costs- Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects- With each retrofit, drive standardization, documentation of core design and process elements for scalable network growth across North America Logistics using strong process management and Lean principles
A day in the life
The role will require daily interactions with Operations, Safety, Process/Design Engineering, Launch, Finance, Supply Chain Execution, and Planning teams to ensure delivery station and sort center retrofit programs are well-defined in terms of aligning on the launch calendar, determining capacity requirements, identifying resources, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and leading the change management process. The role needs to have a deep understanding on both business needs and operational standards to be able translate business inputs to operational designs and operational constraints into business plans. There will be daily/weekly calls with Design and Launch teams to review retrofit designs and to collaborate with business/program owners to ensure the success of strategic initiatives implemented on time at the highest quality. Once a retrofit is completed and handed over to Launch/Startup teams, the role requires documentation of these changes and updates in respective capacity management systems with follow ups on the approval chains with Ops and Business leaders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) or foreign equivalent or a related field, or 5+ years Amazon experience in similar space
• 3+ years of experience in Design/Innovation Engineering, Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Experience must involve ownership/management of engineering design projects
• Experience in engineering change management projects
• 3+ years experience in using business/technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software
• Working knowledge of Process improvement methodology (Six Sigma, TQM, Kaizen and Lean manufacturing methodology)

• Master’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) or foreign equivalent, Operations, Business
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, robotics and/or high-speed manufacturing
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles
• Proficiency with concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making with working experience on tools and systems such as Minitab, MS Excel, and SQL
• Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and mechanisms
• Ability to travel 25% globally to interact with internal and external business/operations stakeholders