Senior Industrial Engineer - Fulfillment, Project Kuiper

Amazon

  • Everett, WA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 21 hours ago
DESCRIPTIONProject Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.As the Senior Industrial Engineer for the fulfillment team at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the analysis, solution definition, and continuous improvement, of operational and industrial mechanisms/workflows at the site. You'll be the leading technical voice defining the layout of warehousing facilities, ensuring layouts are fit for future scaling as well as optimized around minimum material movement. You will serve as a key orchestrator connecting operations, engineering, and logistical functions to ensure solutions reduce waste, improve yield, and have the practical result of more reliable, cost effective, operational processes.You will leverage your expertise in industrial engineering and operational research to lead data collection, analysis, and modeling activities for key site level requirements like material flow optimization, labor sizing, capacity planning, end-to-end cycle time assessments, etc. You will leverage a deep understanding of fulfillment/warehousing processes, material flow, and automation technologies to drive efficiencies at scale. You'll be a champion for lean principles and continuous improvement projects, raising the bar on the quality of solutions presented to the operations group.Key job responsibilities
- Conceptualize and develop facility layout and work cell designs to optimize material flow through inbound, receiving, storage, picking, kitting, and outbound transfers between facilities, supporting end-to-end fulfillment operations.
- Evaluate and implement material handling and storage solutions using technology, robotics, automation, and data analytics to meet the product flow requirements.
- Specify, lead, and develop analysis, and produce modeling, associated with labor, capacity, cycle time, headcount, and capex requirements for operational processes and planning.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
- Identify and analyze key operational and financial metrics (KPIs) as part of program and feature selection in order to drive smart decisions.
- Coordinate with operations and technology teams to understand voice of the customer, develop business requirements, and develop product features that optimize the performance of the warehouse.
- Be the subject matter expert in SAP EWM.
- Collaborate on development, analyze, and optimize, fulfillment improvement roadmaps on 1-3 year timelines, ensuring best effort/impact projects are selected for the business.
- Contribute to development of standard ways of working across Kuiper for industrial engineering activities.
- Lead drafting & development of Standard Operating Procedures for Operations Team partners.A day in the life
- 25% of your time will be spent on the shop floor, working with operations teams to monitor, review, and improve industrial processes.
- 35% of time will be spent performing independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key warehouse process improvement actions and developing industrial solution and automation concepts.
- 30% of time will be spent in meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new process introductions, business requirements development, process change management, solution finding reviews, etc.
- 10% of time will be spent in mentorship settings with others on the team, performing collaborative work and coaching to develop the team members skillsets, while driving best practices and ensuring common team execution to your technical vision.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred)
- 5+ years of progressive experience in warehouse/manufacturing operations, process improvements, industrial design, robotics/automation, or related fields
- 3+ years' experience with SAP EWM or similar warehouse management systems
- Experience performing Capacity and Headcount analysis at organizational level
- Experience with developing, planning, and deploying work cells in warehousing/manufacturing environments
- Experience with process mapping, value stream mapping, leading Kaizens.
- Familiarity with warehouse operations
- Experience with Statistical Process ControlPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Master's degree in Engineering (Industrial or Mechanical Engineering preferred), Business Administration, or 7+ years of progressive experience in related fields.
- Lean Six Sigma Green/Blackbelt
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics for parts fulfillment/manufacturing operations.
- Experience with operations research concepts like queuing theory, transportation theory, etc.
- Experience with process design and improvements based on Lean Principles
- Experience in new product introduction (NPI) environments or site launches.
- Experience using business/technical software like AutoCAD, BIM360, warehouse simulation software like FlexSim, and commercial off the shelf technologies such as Tableau, SQL, etc.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,900/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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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