Lead Warehouse Automation Engineer

Role Overview

• Lead the development of a design package that may include material flow diagrams, facility layouts, material handling equipment designs, automation designs, storage media designs, process designs, slotting, pick path analyses
• Overall responsibility for managing all engineering activities during the implementation phase including automation and material handling vendor management and systems and equipment installation and testing
• Collaborates with Data Analytics team to analyze client data to determine order profiles, storage media application, product slotting, velocity, SKU affinities, ABC analysis
• Prepares engineering calculations and documents to describe solution and detailed operating concepts such as storage and shipping capacity, facility sizing, zoning, slotting, waving, etc. and facilitates reviews with key work stream leads including engineering peers, WMS Implementation, and operations
• Designs the overall facility layout, storage media, and flow paired with the appropriate equipment supporting the Concept of Operations
• Supports the business development process by supporting the solutions team’s response to RFPs including developing materials and presenting to potential clients
• Evaluate and compare manual and automated warehouse solutions, develop detailed ROI, payback, and use these insights to drive data‑based warehouse layout, process, and design recommendations
• Leads detailed engineering process on new business awards to take the design from conceptualization to full detailed design ready for implementation by performing data analyses, developing material handling specifications, working with vendors to obtain quotes, and generating a detailed, engineered AutoCAD layout with fitment into the selected facility
• Joint Planning Sessions with client and conducts gap analysis to ensure issues are resolved; identifies changes to the scope when they occur and provides necessary documentation and escalation
• Participates on a team responsible for the implementation of new business by preparing WMS configuration documentation that includes all needed locations, slotting, zoning, sequences for put-away and picking, and allocation rules for the facility
• Supports the identification and design of new WMS and interface requirements needed for development
• Manages material handling and automation vendors through schedule, permitting, installation, commissioning, punch lists, etc. and validates all equipment installation, including necessary performance testing
• Post go-live support and troubleshooting
• Provides leadership and develop/mentor junior engineers

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent related work or military experience
• 4 years of engineering experience in supply chain management, logistics, warehousing or a related field
• Experience leading Engineering teams
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• 8-10 years of experience as an Industrial Engineer (It’d be great if you also have)
• Experience with Advanced data tools like SQL, Power BI and Python
• Extensive AutoCAD experience
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Time study measurement, such as MOST, a plus
• Third-Party Logistics (3PL) experience warehousing, distribution center or fulfillment experience
• Analytical Project and resource management experience

Tech Stack

• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• full health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
• 401(k)
• life insurance
• disability