Amazon is seeking an industry proven and detail oriented Project Engineer for design, build and continuous improvement of our order fulfillment infrastructure. Successful candidates are natural self-starters who have prior engineering experience in the integrated automation project life cycle, including their development, design, implementation, enhancement, and support. This individual ideally has directly managed the execution of large capital automation projects with a cumulative spend of less than $5MM and aggressive schedule commitments.
Project Engineer, Project Engineering
Our Project Engineers must be agile with the ability to quickly adapt strategies, plans and solutions in response to dynamic business requirements. They also must be comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization. Open minds, customer focus, innovation empowerment, advanced technologies, team comradely, individual drive, and occasional senses of humor enable our Regional Operations Engineering team to deliver the most advance fulfillment solutions in the world.
If you have proven integrated automation project engineering experience, thrive on the corresponding challenges, seek an opportunity for professional growth, and want to help Amazon further raise our fulfillment solution bar, then this role is for you!
Key job responsibilities
– Design, build, improve, and innovate order fulfillment infrastructure throughout the large-scale supply chain network.
– Manage, design, and implement medium scope integrated automation projects with system elements such as high speed sortation, multiple conveyors, package lines, and/or robotic work cells.
– Typical project installation values range from less than $1MM to greater than $5MM.
– Manage on-site vendors through their leads and escalate issues through vendor and Amazon leadership.
– Evaluate issues and propose actionable resolutions to design problems.
– Identify and communicate needs for design improvements.
– Monitor and enforce project schedules and quality with vendors or subcontractors.
– Lead and coordinate design and execution efforts between internal teams and outside vendors including equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout.
– Develop and manage budget and contract documents including request for proposals (RFPs), change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing.
– Lead system commissioning and predefined testing activities, including administering the plan, interpreting statuses and reporting results.
– Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment.
– Thoroughly document/investigate Fulfillment Center (FC) change requests and provide recommendations.
– Build strong working relationships with FC/SC (Sort Center) leadership and their operations teams across multiple sites as well as their Launch, Facilities, Finance, Safety and Process Engineers business stakeholders.
– Identify and lead process improvement initiatives in support of operations teams within the node.
– Support Kaizen events and occasionally participate when appropriate.
– General knowledge of FC operations with understanding of day to day workings and strategic FC / Network planning.
– Perform and direct data mining and analyze the results to provide recommendations or conclusions.
– Inspect facilities in accordance with corporate standards and procedures relating to material handling, processing and storage.
– Develop cross-functional knowledge of Start-Up team systems, processes, procedures and tools.
– Ability to travel up to 80% of time to installation sites throughout North America.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Virtual Location – USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
– Engineering and/or Project Management experience
– Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Excel, Project and Outlook.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Master’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Business.
– Demonstrated design and/or implementation with integrated automation solutions, such as material handling systems, high speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines.
– Operations Management / Fulfillment Center experience.
– Exposure to Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing efforts, transportation/logistics and/or fulfillment/distribution centers.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $48,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $93,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.