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Amazon Senior Process Engineer, AMXL -WW Design Engineering in Austin, Texas
Description
Amazon operates a world-class network of delivery stations across the globe. The Amazon Logistics (AMXL) Team is responsible for the acquisition, design, construction, and management of last mile facilities supporting large package delivery within the Amazon Delivery Station Network. We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join our North America AMXL Design Engineering Team who will support the expansion of AMXL’s Delivery Station Network in North America (NA). In this role, the Senior Process Engineer will drive delivery station processes, inbound/outbound analysis, support building design, building standards, critical to quality dimensions and standardization across our last mile delivery network. As a member of the World Wide Design Engineering team, the individual will be responsible for optimizing the delivery and sortation network, enabling operations processes to meet safety, customer experience, quality, and cost goals.
The Amazon Logistics Team is responsible for the acquisition, design, construction, and management of all facilities in the Amazon Delivery Station Network. We are looking for a Senior Process Engineer to join our North America AMXL Design Engineering Team to support the expansion of AMXL’s Delivery Station Network in North America.
Key job responsibilities
Provide process expertise on engineering design including material flow, labor placement, conveyors, equipment, operations modules, packaging profiles, physical building and site layout components
Analyze performance metrics by position for optimal labor utilization
Initiate time-study and work measurement
Simulate processes and layouts for optimal floor plan utilization
Achieve the daily and weekly plan set in front of the process engineering team
Collaborate with Design Engineers, CAD drafters, Real Estate Transaction managers, World Wide 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 quality control process that strives for accurate and zero-defect designs
Responsible for implementation of standards in collaboration with World Wide Design, Safety, Process Engineering, Material Handling Equipment, and Launch
Responsible for 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
Implement new tools, equipment and pilot
Implement mechanisms to increase scale, speed, and quality of designs within the team
Facilitate cross-functional project specific reviews to collaborate on process solutions
*This role is based out of Seattle/Bellevue, WA
**Travel up to 50%
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field
Experience in Logistics, Distribution or Fulfillment processes
7+ years of directly managing and responsible for multiple large projects experience
Experience with large projects involving ambiguous scope
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree
Proficient with AutoCad, SQL, REVIT, BlueBeam, Asana
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