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Position: Senior Manager, Automation Engineering

Job Location: 811 Excellence Dr, Bentonville, AR 72716

Duties: Operational Excellence: Assesses situations based on awareness of the goals and operating issues of own department. Seeks guidance when assigned goals conflict with departmental goals or the overall strategy. Documents regulatory and reporting requirements. Resolves obstacles related to goals of own department. Understands the importance of and implementation of One Best Way and Standard Operating Procedure information. Identifies safety hazards and anomalies during the operations processes and reports to supervisor. Data and Digital Literacy: Leverages data analysis tools to explore moderately complex data, develops and tests hypotheses, uses data to influence strategic work, and builds and presents insights. Identifies, implements, and drives technology change within scope of work. Uses visualization tools to represent data and construct coherent stories to influence decisions. Partnership and Collaboration: Builds, maintains, and enhances effective internal and external partnerships. Influences outcomes and assists in communicating shared goals with groups and parties. Identifies and addresses additional partner needs and educate partners on value creation. Communicates with other individuals or teams to solve shared problems. Identifies how changes in business strategy impact talent and recruiting strategies. Consults regularly with leaders of business unit(s) to advise on strategic talent decisions. Brings ideas and solutions to the business and team members. Promotes a belonging mindset in the workplace. Business Acumen: Provides recommendations to business stakeholders to solve complex business issues (for example, business operations, necessary skills, revenue generation models). Develops business cases for projects with a projected return on investment or cost savings. Demonstrate deep functional knowledge of the business unit/organization being supported. Translates business requirements into projects, activities, and tasks and aligns to overall business strategy. Serves as an interpreter and conduit to connect business needs with tangible solutions and results. Recommends new processes and ways of working. Influential Communication: Organizes thoughts and communicates credibly and concisely in an interdivisional/interdepartmental setup. Presents to and influences teams, customers, and clients, conveying complex information clearly and accurately and addressing ambiguity in a constructive manner. Independently assembles and prepares reports, materials, and storylines that have a structure and logical flow and are based on relevant, fact-based information. Influences teams and leaders to take meaningful action based on sound recommendations. Seeks and provides constructive feedback, anticipates needs/questions, and responds appropriately. Mechatronics: Updates existing CAD drawings based on requirements. Describes common drafting conventions, tools, procedures, and processes. Identifies basic functions and features of a design and visualization system. Navigates and troubleshoots control systems. Identifies electrical design concepts and techniques used in supply chains. Cites examples of usage or application of electrical design in automating supply chain processes. Demonstrates knowledge of wiring schematics, ensuring they meet requirements and are compliant. Describes common mechanical components of Distribution Center and Fulfillment Center equipment. Names basic tools or technologies used in mechanical engineering.

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in Engineering (any) or related field and 2 years of experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in Engineering (any) or related field and 4 years of experience in engineering, supply chain, or related area.

Skills required:Must have experience with: Developing and packaging Java libraries for use in the simulation of material handling systems; Creating scripts in Python to generate, clean up, and process data and produce output files; Designing and developing discrete-event simulation models; Designing and developing agent-based simulation models; Building complex simulation models of material-handling systems using AnyLogic; Developing Python-based Revit Dynamo scripts to extract information from Revit models; Using and navigating 3D models built on Autodesk Revit; Utilizing Maven to manage, package, and build framework architecture of Simulation packages; Managing codebases using Git; Modularizing, extracting, and packaging code for use in Simulation models; Exporting simulation models to a cloud container to be run as part of a pipeline; Implementing search algorithms including A* and Dijkstra's in simulation models; Integrating different systems and processes written in different languages and with different tools into one simulation model from 3D layout generation to output files and logs; Enterprise architecture, integration patterns, data models, and algorithms; Refactoring, integrating, and maintaining legacy codebases, and transforming them into Java packages and AnyLogic models; Building simulation models with the customer interaction solutions being the core design parameter. Employer will accept any amount of graduate coursework, graduate research experience or professional experience with the required skills.

Rate of pay: $110,000.00 - 220,000.00/year