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Innovation and Design Engineer, World Wide Design Engineering (WWDE)

Amazon 🇺🇸 Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

$99,300 - $160,000 Full-time Senior

Own multiple engineering design projects from concept through design approval, partnering with internal teams, external teams, and suppliers to develop high-quality, cost-effective fulfillment and distribution systems. Coordinate technical handoffs to Operations Engineering and support installation, commissioning, and launch across new facilities, existing sites, and retrofits.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with internal and external teams to design cost‑effective fulfillment and distribution solutions
  • Own multiple projects simultaneously from concept to design approval
  • Serve as primary technical contact for suppliers
  • Hand off approved designs to Ops Engineering for installation and commissioning
  • Engage with Ops Engineering to ensure successful installation, commissioning, and launch
  • Work on green‑field, brown‑field, and retrofit projects including automated fulfillment centers and transportation hubs
  • Develop template‑based and custom designs
  • Collaborate with a fast‑paced engineering team in an ambiguous environment
  • Contribute to hundreds of projects annually, gaining high impact and visibility

Requirements

  • Experience managing engineering design projects
  • 3+ years in design/innovation, R&D, manufacturing, process or industrial engineering
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • Knowledge of system architecture, optimization, dynamics, analysis, statistical and reliability analysis, decision making
  • Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, high‑speed manufacturing systems
  • Experience with design‑in‑safety and Lean process design

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Maternity and parental leave options
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • 401(k) plan with matching

Key Skills

Mechanical design System architecture Automation engineering Material handling equipment Packaging technology Robotics integration Lean principles Reliability analysis Statistical analysis Project management Cross‑functional collaboration Supplier management Design for safety CAD tools Problem solving

About Amazon

Amazon is a global technology and e‑commerce leader providing a wide range of services, including cloud computing, digital streaming, and logistics.

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