Amazon

Design Engineer, North America AMZL Design Engineering

Amazon$82K — $114K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as an industrial, operations, manufacturing, or project engineer in a manufacturing setting
  • Expertise in automated material handling systems and packaging technologies
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project at an advanced level
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related STEM field
  • Preferred: Experience with third-party vendor management and knowledge of Six Sigma or lean manufacturing practices

Responsibilities

  • Drive design and optimization of delivery stations and sortation networks
  • Manage the development, review, and approval process for building designs
  • Provide expertise in engineering design for material flow and operational layouts
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement standard design practices
  • Lead benchmarking initiatives for continuous improvement in design processes
  • Facilitate cross-functional design reviews to develop effective solutions
  • Implement new design standards and process improvements to enhance safety and productivity

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy reimbursement options
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Operations Design Engineer to join our North America LastMile Design Team who will support the expansion of Amazon Logistics (AMZL) Delivery Station Network in North America (NA). In this role, the Design Engineer will drive delivery station process, building design, and standardization across our Last Mile delivery network. As a member of the NA LastMile Design team, the 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 that span delivery stations, outside traffic flow and on-road operations.

Key job responsibilities

Responsible for building design, development, review and release for approval, deployment of new delivery stations and existing station capacity improvements and enhancements.

Provide process expertise on engineering design including material flow, labor placement, conveyors, equipment, operations modules, packaging profiles, physical building and site layout components.

Achieve the daily and weekly plan set in front of the Design Engineers.

Collaborate with Design Managers, CAD drafters, Real Estate Transaction managers, Worldwide Engineering (WWE), Pre-Construction and its architects, material handling equipment suppliers, Launch and Start Up teams, Finance, Volume Planning, and Capacity Planning teams among others.

Contribute to network culture of standardization using best practice sharing with European (EU) and Worldwide (WW) counterparts, and incorporate into most up to date design practices.

Lead continuous process and design benchmark initiatives and conduct deep dive benchmark studies.

Support the Design quality control process that strives for accurate and zero-defect designs.

Responsible for implementation of new Design standards in collaboration with Worldwide Design, Safety, Process Engineering, Material Handling Equipment, and Launch.

Responsible for new expansion, retrofit, process improvement initiatives and opportunities at the project level to support associate driver safety, quality, productivity, and the capacity increase for the delivery stations.

Implement solutions for recurring process issues and improvement projects within Design Engineering processes.

Collaborates with partner teams on their inputs, feedback, and best practices.

Implement new template building designs, process improvements, safety processes, etc. into standard designs.

Implement mechanisms to increase scale, speed, and quality of designs within the team.

Facilitate cross-functional project specific reviews to collaborate on design solutions.

*Travel up to 25% to support complex designs with quick, simple, and standard solutions.

A day in the life

A typical day involves critical problem solving for the optimization of stations layouts. You'll analyze high-level demand projections to inform design decisions, ensuring future scalability. Collaborating with operations teams, you'll translate workflow needs into practical designs. Expect to juggle multiple projects, participating in design review meetings and coordinating with architects and civil engineering on detail drawings. You'll troubleshoot design challenges, conduct capacity analyses, and stay updated on industry innovations. The role demands a balance of analytical thinking, creative problem-solving, technical expertise, and effective communication to meet operational goals and deadlines.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of industrial engineer, operations engineer, manufacturing engineer, or project engineer in a manufacturing environment experience

- Knowledge of automated material handling systems, packaging technologies and storage solutions

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio, and MS Project) at an advanced level

- Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with and managing third party vendors

- Experience with Six Sigma, lean manufacturing

- Master's degree in engineering, management, or technology

- Experience in project management, real estate development, architecture/design

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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Amazon Careers

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