What are the responsibilities and job description for the Launch Engineer, Launch & Deployment, MSP Customer Experience position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is at the forefront of innovation within the space of fulfillment technology and robotics. We are seeking an innovative and solutions-oriented Operations Engineer to be a part of our global effort to develop and deliver the next generation of world-class technology systems inside our fulfillment centers. In the Mechatronics & Sustainable Packaging Customer Experience organization, we have the unique role and privilege to work backwards from our customer needs and represent their voice through the entire products’ lifecycle (from product development, to deployment, to support & service), embodying Amazon’s leadership principle: Customer Obsession. We raise the bar on the readiness of new technologies in deployment and on the performance of those already in production; our mission is to transform “stand-alone work-cells” into “end-to-end integrated solutions” that are safe, easy-to-operate, easy-to-maintain, easy-to-deploy, and easy-to-service.
This position is responsible for the schedule, scope and cost planning for large scale fulfillment technology and robotics projects into both live and new fulfillment centers across North America. As an operations engineer, your primary role is to own the coordination and execution of installation, commissioning, and performance ramp up of the product in the field allowing the engineering and product team to focus on the system performance improvement and optimization. In parallel to the execution, you will be responsible for driving continuous improvement ideas into both the deployment cycle time (safety, quality and productivity), and will be responsible for detailing engineering design improvements to the hardware engineering and product teams, to simplify the installation. This role will require the ability to build relationships and capture and synthesize the voice of the customer.
Come help us make history!
Key job responsibilities
- You will manage the development of project plans and technical solutions which may not be defined, including problem statement and resource requirements definition.
- You will influence decisions on deployment and machine performance execution strategy to senior level leadership.
- You will own the tactical planning on the installation of complex cross-functional projects with considerable impact across the functions of schedule, scope, cost and product performance. Projects may span organizations or geographies in support of a business objective, and includes the management of contractors and vendors.
- You will own the strategy of your program/product for annual planning of resources and budget, defining deployment plans of record and continuous improvement goals. This includes setting standards, driving mechanisms and delivering efficiencies across both deployment execution and machine performance, based on your own observations and the voice of the customer.
- You will own communication of program execution and performance both verbally and in writing, consolidating inputs across multiple internal cross-functional business teams.
- This is a travel-based role and you will be expected to travel to meet the requirements of your projects across North America, upwards of 75% or more.
A day in the life
In this role you will be focused on two primary lines of effort. The first is deployment project management, and the second is product ramp up support. On a daily basis you will be expected to collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program and product managers, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams, to ensure the product you are deploying, is both ready for deployment and capable of achieving the business requirements. You will travel to your project sites, collaborate both virtually and in person, to ensure all business stakeholders are aligned on program status. You will manage the day to day project scheduling and budget management, and work on continuous improvement activities to improve the projects in your space. You will spend time with mentors and your manager to develop your professional skills, and collaborate amongst your team to move the needle on the services you are accountable for.
About the team
The CX (Customer Experience) team within Mechatronics & Sustainable Packaging works backwards from Internal Customer insights to (1) Validate, (2) Deploy and (3) Support MSP solutions globally, maximizing solutions readiness and customer satisfaction. MSP CX maintains unified accountability in the field towards our internal Customers (Maintenance, Operations, ACES, Process Engineering, GES Ops Engineering, etc.), enabling vertical integration and life-cycle management of MSP solutions across 3 pillars: (1) Quality Assurance, (2) Launch & Deployment, and (3) Support. (1) MSP CX Quality Assurance is a new team under establishment that will own qualifying and testing MSP solutions, and validating they are ready to launch; it will adopt a comprehensive and continuous approach to qualification, beginning at the earliest stages of one’s lifecycle to represent Customer requirements and continues through all future changes towards the latest stage of deprecation, working backwards from Customer needs. This team will tightly partner both within MSP (with the product, development and scale teams) and outside MSP (with Ops, RME, PE, ACES, GES, etc.). (2) MSP CX Launch & Deployment leads on-site implementation activities providing continuity from early field-Alphas/prototypes, through Betas, and up to General Availability (GA) through the first few months of site ramp-up. (3) MSP CX Support provides Technical, Safety, Operations, and Maintenance Support for MSP solutions that have graduated to Production.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Virtual Location - USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- 5 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
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
- Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.)
- Ability to travel upwards of 75%
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field
- Experience in Logistics, Distribution or Fulfillment processes
- Experience in Lean Management, Six Sigma and other operations engineer tools
- Experience with benchmarking technical equipment and metrics
- Demonstrated design and/or implementation experience with integrated automation solutions, such as material handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines.
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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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $95,700 - $177,900
