Manager Industrial Engineering, Last Mile Design Engineering

About the position

Amazon is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineering leader

to lead global initiatives of developing and delivering next generation,

world-class fulfillment and transportation systems.

If the notion of mentoring the world’s brightest talent to their full potential

excites you; if the idea of using breakthrough technologies to develop

fulfillment and logistics systems in the multi-national juggernaut that is

Amazon has your attention, then keep reading.

As the Sr. Manager, Design Engineering, you will lead some of the most talented

engineers in the design and development of physical fulfillment systems around

the globe. A successful candidate will have an established background in

developing teams that are capable of creating high-performance physical systems,

a strong technical problem-solving ability, excellent project management skills,

and an internal motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced, and often

ambiguous environment.

Leaders at AMZL are tasked with developing and mentoring the next generation of

leadership in our company. Your management abilities will be put to the test in

our environment. Amazon’s culture encourages innovation and expects engineers

and managers alike to take a high level of ownership of the solutions to complex

problems.

Responsibilities

• Invent, design, and implement engineering solutions to complex material

flow/transformation and human/machine efficiency problems throughout the global

Amazon supply chain.

• Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions

for the fulfillment and transportation network through equipment specification,

material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property

considerations.

• Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to generate

high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.

• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively

influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business

partners, contractors and vendors.

• Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects
• Effectively communicate the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical

solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (any discipline) or foreign equivalent, OR a related field OR 2+ years Amazon experience
• 10+ years experience in the job offered or related occupation of Industrial Engineer, Process Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, or relate
• 5+ years experience managing a successful team of engineers
• Experience must involve technical leadership for large-scale engineering project
• Experience with MHE and packaging lines or process design

Nice-to-haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering (any discipline), Operations, or a related field and at least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in the specialty.
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience with process design based on Lean Principles.
• Capital project management skills.
• Design-in-Safety experience
• Proficiency with concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of time throughout the United States

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave