Warehouse Automation Engineer (remote)

Ryder System, Inc. is a prominent logistics company seeking a Warehouse Automation Engineer. This role involves identifying, evaluating, piloting, and deploying new warehouse automation technologies to drive efficiencies and enhance operational performance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead minor RFP project and support lead engineer on major RFP projects by leading automation selection and validation on new business sale projects by identifying potential automation technologies
• Build ROI and justification based upon multiple criteria in order to select the optimal solution design
• Support build of presentation with Lead Automation Solutions Engineer
• Support automation project lead on identifying gaps in vendor FSD/SOW using the FSD Checklist process
• Provide input on automation solution designs to ensure that key items are considered for implementation and ongoing operational performance
• Review design options for clearance issues, power requirements, cost effectiveness and SLA targets
• Help lead build collateral for vendor tech review request and requests for quotes
• Review design options for various vendors and solutions
• Some Project Management of smaller projects, including updating of Punch List, Project Plan
• Track milestones and requirements for implementation of projects
• Attend implementation status calls when needed
• Verify and prioritize optimal on-site support is utilized on all projects
• Ensure communication to vendor and on-site staff and handle escalation events
• Coordinate support for onsite team for post-go live hypercare
• Support on-site Solution Acceptance Test (SAT) testing plan
• Support tracking of Punch List after go-live for Uptime items
• Profile data from dashboard and systems to support system optimization projects
• Perform data analysis on reports technology controls systems and WMS/WES
• Support Solutions Acceptance Testing (SAT) testing plan
• Support tracking of Punch List
• Review team strategy with manager to set personal goals
• Validate spend with manager
• Support Project Leads on tracking project budget
• Partner with vendor to resolve Priority 1-5 tickets related to down/degraded performance with site automation
• Join on P1/P1 Resolutions calls
• Support vendor communication for minor projects
• Develops pilot activities and the hypothesis to be tested. Defines the proof of concept, formalizes the team, identifies a pilot location, obtains approvals, evaluates vendors and determines a pilot timeline. Deploys acceptable pilots to quickly evaluate business fit & operational feasibility. These results will help feed the solution design team to include proven technologies into new business proposals. Evaluate, pilot and deploy new warehouse automation technologies
• Validation of new technology and automation will be supported by this role through Proof of Concept implementations. These POC implementations will be driven by the automation team, as they will also coordinate the value-justification of the project with Senior Management and the cross-functional team involved
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Driven to help organizations innovate with new warehouse automation capabilities or technologies
• Strong planning, time management, collaboration, decision making, organization and presentation skills
• High degree of comfort and ease with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors)
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Passion for understanding clients and internal customer's vision and business goals
• Ability to champion ambiguous scenarios and challenges
• Natural sense of leadership and ownership - in research, pilot and thought leadership activity
• Problem-solver, curious, hands-on mentality
• Act as a change agent in adopting warehouse automation technologies to deliver significant operational improvement across the organization and to coach business owners and functional leads in the deployment of these new technologies
• Demonstrated success in assessing, developing and deploying new offerings or incremental enhancement
• Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field of study
• 2 years or more in Experience in warehouse automation that may would preferable include some of the following, sortation conveyor, goods-to-person, autonomous vehicles/robots, ASRS's
• Automation, Management Consulting, Physical & Process Robotic experience. Beginner
• Knowledge of Warehouse Management operations, data analytics, Industrial Engineering, warehouse types (ambient, temp control) and Lean methods. Beginner
• Knowledge of all available material handling equipment and automation types such as: forklift applications, racking designs, packaging devices and automation design. Intermediate
• Warehouse Design Tools i.e.; CAD, slotting, MOST, simulation, WMS, Labor Mgt. Network Design Tools a plus (e.g., Llamasoft). Data Visualization Software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) a plus. Beginner
• Industrial or Mechanical Engineering or with equivalent warehouse operational knowledge. Beginner
• Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field of study
• 3 years or more in 3 years or more experience in warehouse automation, material handling technologies, industrial engineering or warehouse systems integration
• 2 years or more in Demonstrated experience in warehouse automation
• Experienced in financial business case analysis to help support targeted return on investment