Solutions Design Engineer

Sr. Solutions Design Engineer, D&F

About the Role:   

As a Sr. Solutions Design Engineer, D&F, you’ll apply material handling automated systems and layout expertise to enable our customers’ processing goals and desired processing solutions. You’ll develop concept solutions that are based on their historical business data analytics, future state material flow diagrams and result in material handling equipment layouts, turning concepts into functioning designs that meet our clients’ processing enhancements objectives. You'll be a valuable member of our Sales and Pre-Contract team, supporting our efforts to build lasting relationships with existing and prospective clients. You will actively participate in Customer meetings as a trusted advocate of the solution. We’ll appreciate your creative, solutions-oriented approach, your solid technical know-how in things like mechanical design, automation applications, and warehouse operations, your impressive teamwork skills, and the way we can count on you to get things done - and get them done well. Sound like you? Read on.  

In this role, you will:   

• Lead the development of automated material handling concept solutions 

• Detail material handling concepts into functional layouts 

• Apply equipment types that maximize the utility of the equipment and match the desired output 

• Develop automation alternatives for the Tier 1 systems and provide Customer Pros and Cons to support our final recommendation 

• Determine throughput capabilities and right-size equipment applications 

• Support the development of equipment lists and equipment pricing 

• Compare layout designs to determine the best overall approach 

• Deliver findings to intercompany groups and the Customer 

• Provide technical Sales assistance in support of converting the concept solution into an integration project.  

• Work with intercompany groups to support proposal development 

• Work with intercompany groups to further develop proposals into execution 

We’re Excited About You Because:   

• You have 10+ years of Material Handling system design experience 

• You have a Bachelor’s degree (Engineering preferred) 

• You have expertise in AutoDesk/AutoCAD drafting software 

• You’re experienced with material handling equipment OEMs software drawing packages