As a Material Flow Engineer you will be responsible for;
- Owning the full lifecycle of material flow and process equipment from concept development and engineering design through commissioning, startup, and operational handoff.
- Designing, developing, and implementing automated and semi-automated material handling systems including AGVs, AMRs, AGCs, VRCs, conveyors, robotic cells, lifts, and ASRS solutions.
- Developing system architectures, throughput models, capacity analyses, and business cases to support scalable manufacturing operations and future growth.
- Designing and optimizing warehouse layouts, lineside storage, finished goods buffers, aisle configurations, and material flow pathways.
- Managing PFEP (Plan for Every Part) strategies to ensure efficient inventory movement, storage, replenishment, and production support.
- Evaluating, selecting, specifying, and supporting procurement of material handling equipment, carts, automation technologies, and supporting infrastructure.
- Building and executing discrete event simulation models to analyze material flow, resource utilization, throughput, bottlenecks, and operational performance.
- Collaborating with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Controls, and Industrial Engineering teams to integrate material flow solutions with MES, WMS, and PLC-based systems.
- Leading project execution activities including vendor management, RFQ development, procurement support, FAT/SAT, schedule tracking, budgeting, and milestone reporting.
- Analyzing operational metrics such as OEE, throughput, downtime, and yield to identify improvement opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Developing fleet management, traffic control, and path optimization strategies for AGV and AMR systems.
- Serving as a technical subject matter expert on automation, warehouse design, and material handling systems while supporting long-term automation strategies.
Qualifications;
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, material handling, warehouse design, or logistics engineering environments.
- Proven experience designing and implementing material flow systems including AGVs, AMRs, AGCs, conveyors, robotics, VRCs, and ASRS technologies.
- Strong expertise in end-to-end warehouse design, material flow analysis, and factory logistics optimization.
- Experience with buffer analysis, lineside inventory planning, finished goods storage, and aisle sizing methodologies.
- Hands-on experience developing and managing PFEP (Plan for Every Part) strategies.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, FlexSim, or similar simulation and factory modeling tools.
- Experience evaluating, selecting, procuring, and commissioning material handling equipment and automation solutions.
- Strong knowledge of controls integration including PLC, MES, and WMS systems.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Just-in-Time (JIT), continuous improvement principles, and industrial safety standards.
- Proven project management experience including vendor coordination, budgeting, scheduling, and implementation oversight.
- Ability to analyze manufacturing KPIs and convert data into actionable operational improvements.
- Experience with Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics tools is preferred.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Salary Range: $90K - $140K
The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.
