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Senior Design Engineer, North America AMZL Design Engineering

Amazon 🇺🇸 Bellevue, Washington, United States

Onsite $119,600 - $161,700 Full-time Senior

The Senior Design Engineer will lead the design, development, and deployment of delivery station infrastructure and process improvements across the North American network. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize material flow, site layouts, and equipment integration to meet safety, quality, and productivity goals.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop building layouts, material flow, labor placement, and conveyor systems for new and existing delivery stations
  • Create and release engineering designs for approval and deployment
  • Provide process expertise on engineering design, packaging profiles, and site layout components
  • Collaborate with Design Managers, CAD drafters, Real Estate Transaction managers, architects, equipment suppliers, finance, and capacity planning teams
  • Standardize design practices across North America and share best practices with European and worldwide counterparts
  • Lead continuous process and design benchmark initiatives and deep‑dive studies
  • Support design quality control to achieve zero‑defect designs
  • Implement new design standards, templates, and safety processes
  • Drive solutions for recurring process issues and improvement projects
  • Facilitate cross‑functional project reviews and implement mechanisms to increase design scale, speed, and quality
  • Travel up to 25% for site visits and stakeholder engagements

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience managing large‑scale engineering projects
  • 6+ years leading cross‑functional teams through launch and go‑live phases
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
  • Strong technical background in automated or non‑automated material handling equipment
  • Experience as an Industrial, Operations, Manufacturing, Design, or Project Engineer
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment

Benefits

  • Base salary range $119,600 - $161,700 annually
  • Sign‑on payments and RSUs
  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and optional supplemental life plans
  • Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Support
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Adoption/Surrogacy reimbursement
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Additional perks and programs detailed on Amazon benefits site

Key Skills

AutoCAD Bluebeam MS Visio SolidWorks Advanced Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP) Project management Process engineering Material handling equipment design Cross‑functional collaboration Leadership and team mentorship Design standardization Benchmarking and continuous improvement Safety engineering Capacity planning Technical documentation

About Amazon

Amazon operates a global logistics network and is expanding its Delivery Station (AMZL) infrastructure across North America.

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