Lead Industrial Solutions Design Engineer, Prime Air
Amazon Prime Air •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.
How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.
Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!
The Prime Air Drone Delivery Center (PADDC) team is searching for an innovative and solutions oriented engineer to help design our next generation Drone Delivery Center. A successful candidate will have a passion for creating high-performance physical systems, a strong technical problem solving ability, excellent project management skills, the ability to effectively communicate with and influence decision-makers at all levels and an internal motivation to deliver results in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment. Our culture encourages innovation and expects engineers and managers alike to take a high level of ownership in solving complex problems. This will require translating operational levers and inputs into solutions that dovetail with broader Amazon operations. You should have a demonstrated track record of building relationships and earning trust at all levels, and must be comfortable having technical debates with engineers, research scientists, and other technical stakeholders.
You must be able to accurately prioritize projects, make sound judgments, and work to improve the customer experience. Skillset in operations management, systems engineering, or aviation enthusiasm is a plus.
Export Control License
This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.
Key job responsibilities
-Work across system teams, building designers, launch PMs, and others to enable state-of-the-art technology.
-Build from product requirements to design processes at the Delivery Center.
-Dive deep to drive innovative and incremental improvements to physical processing and material handling solutions using cutting edge technology, robotics and data analytics to meet the product flow requirements based on Amazon design principles. Lead technical design projects in concert with your team.
-Inspire strategic design decisions by identifying and analyzing key operational and financial metrics.
-Develop models to solve complex problems and advocate for your team’s conclusions.
-Manage relationships with key global leaders, partners and customers to effectively influence, negotiate, and collaborate on systems design and integration all the way through building construction and startup.
-Coordinate with technology product management and systems engineering teams to develop next gen product features that further optimize the performance of Fulfillment Centers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
Job Requirements:
-Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, or a related field
-6+ years of experience as an industrial engineer, process engineer, systems engineer, manufacturing engineer, project manager or related occupation.
-Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD, REVIT and commercial off the shelf technologies such as Tableau, SQL, etc.-Experience working with the designs of complex automated material handling equipment and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing.
-Demonstrated use of analytical skills to solve complex engineering problems
-Experience with process design based on Lean Principles.
-Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,600/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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Job Ident #:
2536025
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