Sr. Simulation Engineer- Material Flow Design, Innovation, Engineering & Sustainability (m / w / d)

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The Innovation & Engineering vision is to develop novel end-to-end process-centric and sustainable infrastructure concepts, striving to meet or even exceed current True North. The team is working against ambitious targets concerning All-in TPH, VCPP, space efficiency (shipments per sqm / cbm) and embodied carbon. The team consolidates SMEs to cover complex tasks concerning yard, MHE, UTR processes, container design and sustainability.

Responsibilities encompass:

• Designing Yard and UTR infrastructure concepts.
• Governing new builds or retrofits from Building Requirements Sheet to Design Reviews.
• Developing functional requirements with ACES and WWDE.
• Supporting Procurement for vendor selection.
• Collaborating with NASC Engineering to design Middle Mile Nodes using infrastructural models derived from analytical work.
• Building simulations and experimentation systems at scale, optimization algorithms, and leveraging technologies across Amazon.
• Answering specific business questions and innovating for the future.
• Applying designs and methodologies for complex use cases across Middle Mile network to drive innovation.
• Contributing to the end-state vision for simulation and experimentation of future Sort Centers at Amazon.

The role will be based in Germany with 10% of time traveling across European Middle Mile Nodes and corporate offices - predominantly working from the assigned office.

Key job responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and simulate engineering solutions for complex yard and material handling challenges considering human/equipment interactions for the Last Mile network.
• Lead and coordinate simulation efforts for optimal solutions through equipment specification, material flow, process design, ergonomics, associate experience, operational considerations, and site layout.
• Work with diverse customer groups to solve business problems and provide organized and simple to understand data solutions.
• Work closely with internal and external Subject Matter Experts to analyze simulation results.
• Design experiments, simulations, and communicate results with technical and non-technical customers.
• Develop, document and update simulation standards, including standard results reports.
• Create basic to highly advanced models and run "what-if" scenarios to help drive to optimal solutions.
• Ensure every detail is thought through and documented using Standard Operating Procedures and/or structured change control.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners.
• Conduct post-mortem on simulations after the implementation of new designs in partnership with Safety and Operations.

A day in the life:

Starting from the Inbound vehicle and volume profile, indicators of the to-be processed volume hourly distribution are available. This is the starting point for process-centric design. Working backwards from minimum manual interactions with shipments, the Simulation Engineer has to create material flow concepts and evaluate them against True North processes, productivity, and costs. Through simulation, specific business cases will be modeled by the Simulation Engineer and assessed with internal and external subject matter experts. Through simulation of alternative scenarios and identified areas to improve, concepts will be validated. An in-depth report including clear recommendations and actions to meet the desired state will close the loop.

About the team:

Amazon couldn’t deliver at pace without the Amazon Transportation Service (ATS) team. As part of ATS, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse team that plays a central role in our success. Using air, sea, and road transport, as well as sortation centres equipped with the latest technology, you’ll help Amazon’s transport run at maximum efficiency. Our team captures data and uses it to drive decisions. They are key to making Amazon more innovative and efficient. We put safety first as our people are our priority. And we use the expertise of our people to get packages to their destination – quickly, conveniently, and sustainably.

GRUNDQUALIFIKATIONEN:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial / Mechanical / Process Engineering.
• Bachelor or Master’s Degree in a highly quantitative field (Computer Science, Mechanical, Industrial Engineering, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.).
• Experience in developing, conducting, and optimizing material flow, process, or Material Handling Equipment simulations.
• Experience with data scripting languages like Python, C, C++, Visual Basic.
• Experience in Siemens Plant Simulation, FlexSim, Emulate 3D or similar simulation tools.
• Experience with AutoCAD.

BEVORZUGTE QUALIFIKATIONEN:

• Master's or PhD in Engineering, Applied Math, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field with working experience as a simulation engineer.
• Experience with data visualization using Tableau, Quicksight, or similar tools.
• Proven experience with Discrete Event Simulation.
• Ability to be flexible and work independently in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Fluency in French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans, and Zulu is considered a preferred qualification.

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