Amazon Operations Engineer AMZL Start-Up Execution 

United States, California, Elk Grove 

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Key job responsibilities
• Work independently with internal and external teams to successfully manage the lifecycle of the challenging projects, and act as owner in delivering on projects objectives and targets. Projects may span organizations or geographies in support of business objectives.
• Actively participate in firm engineering reviews, and make tangible impact on the proposed solutions on an individual system or its components, on the overall systems architecture, and on facility processes.
• Partner with internal teams, stakeholders and external vendors to set project priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules to meet deadlines. Proactively assess stakeholders’ dependencies and milestones, problem-solve and drive solutions to mitigate the impact from the issues.
• Lead and coordinate all execution efforts in delivering systems and automated equipment designs per established standards and guidelines. Perform equipment/systems installation, throughput and safety qualifications. Simplify, optimize, remove bottlenecks and provide feedback while resolving difficult system problems or technical deficiencies.
• Lead effective meetings by setting the objectives, putting the right people in the room and driving detailed business and technical discussions/alignment. Document meetings discussions, decisions and future steps ensuring alignment on expectations with internal partner teams and outside vendors.
• Promptly and accurately communicate project status, risk analysis and risk mitigation plans. Effectively answer project questions in detail, and regularly produce clear and concise summaries for the projects to leadership/management team.
• Competently articulate system and/or equipment designs, including layouts, technical specifications and functional capabilities, to internal customers and partner teams.
• Efficiently manage change order controls, purchase orders, and invoice validation/approvals.
• Excel at building strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders across multiple projects
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives that improve the Engineering and cross-teams’ efficiencies, optimizing the teams’ value and delivery. Through collaboration, generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in compressed periods of time.
• Travel up to 80% domestically although travel intensity can be variable and consist of up to three weeks in a row, including weekends.
A day in the life
You are managing quality of implementation through multiple projects that can vary in scope, complexity and duration.

- Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field.
- 3+ years of experience as a project engineer, process engineer, project manager, manufacturing engineer, or related occupation.
- Experience with leading projects, programs or initiatives with continually increasing scope and impact.
- Experience managing the lifecycle of cross-functional projects, implementing automated equipment and/or integrated systems.
- Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.).

- Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations or a related STEM field.
- Operations Management/Distribution Center experience with direct management or responsibility for material handling, automation, or other technical projects.
- Experience with Six Sigma and/or Lean Manufacturing.
- Experience with Microsoft Project, Smartsheet programs.
- Experience with design and/or implementation automation solutions, such as Conveyors, Sorters, high speed manufacturing and packaging lines, Robotic work cells.
- Proven technical leadership for industrial engineering projects or programs.