Senior Operations Engineer, Global Transportation Services - Network Design, Planning, & Engineerin - Amazon

Description The North American Network Design, Planning, & Engineering (NDPE) Containerization Strategy & Engineering (CS&E) team aims to develop novel containerization strategies and network-level sortation capabilities to increase capacity, reduce cost via touches reduction, and maximize delivery speeds through cycle time optimization. The CS&E team partners with stakeholders across business-unit specific engineering teams, Amazon Robotics, WWDE, and many others in order to align a vision for the future state of pre-sortation and containerization throughout the multi-fulfillment delivery network (MFN). The Senior Operations Engineer will own a program or series of programs aimed at transforming the way 1P packages and containers are handled throughout our delivery network. The successful Sr. OE will have experience managing highly visible and cross functional initiatives, driving strategic alignment across a diverse group of stakeholders and motivations, and a high drive towards identifying E2E wins and analyzing associated business impacts to present streamlined business cases for investment. Key job responsibilities The successful CS&E operations engineer will be able to digest diverse long term planning inputs and understanding of network sortation strategy growth, translating those inputs into accurate forecasts to be used for next generation facility design, robotics system development, among other general network capabilities creation workstreams. The operations engineer should have strong mastery of Amazon sortation hardware and software, as well as general understanding of transportation strategy. A day in the life Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/benefits/us-benefits-and-stock About the team The Global Transportation Services (GTS) Network Design, Planning, & Engineering (NDPE) team focuses on both near term and long term 1P requirements that enable capacity growth, cost reduction, faster speed, better quality and greater sustainability in our transportation network. We prioritize solutions that deliver against strategic corporate transportation related goals, with a focus on projects that support achieving our speed, cost, and reliability objectives. While we have specific targets to deliver, our team operates with limited boundaries that requires us to lead large cross organizational initiatives, and identify, pilot, and deploy new opportunities that deliver results. We are a collection of engineers, PMs, BIEs/DSs, and supply chain leaders that use our technical and operational expertise to provide direction for the future requirements of the transportation network to continuously deliver on behalf of our customers. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Bellevue, WA, USA Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field - 6+ years of directly managing and responsible for multiple large projects experience - Experience and strong technical background in relevant fields of automated or non-automated material handling equipment Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field - Experience in Lean Management, Six Sigma and other operations engineer tools - Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.) 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 $95,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $177,900/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. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.