Job Information
Amazon Engineering Project Manager, Robotic Deployment Engineering in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Description
Amazon is seeking an experienced and business oriented Project Manager to lead the capacity, capital planning and project execution for the continued expansion of our EU fulfillment network. Successful candidates will have strong level of ownership and be highly motivated individuals who have Engineering Program and Project Management experience. The role will understand the details of an Amazon Fulfillment Center design, implementation, modeling, estimating and managing new Fulfillment Center start-up’s. This individual will lead a project team and provide leadership in managing the build specifications; pre-contract work, internal teams and vendor relations. This individual will be responsible for managing critical path and helping other teams deliver network capacity on time. The Engineering Project Manager will drive and invent and simplify strategy, will have high work capacity while being detailed oriented and agile to manage business changes and keep driving the initiatives. This individual needs to be comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization in order to be successful.
Key job responsibilities
End-to-end ownership for large-scale engineering projects (planning, feasibility, design, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch and support)
Coordinate critical path items, dive deep on technical details and provide innovative solutions to resolve issues
Assess and communicate project status, manage escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams
Prepare and conduct weekly standing meetings with internal teams and external vendors/contractors to plan and track deliverables
Lead technical design reviews and propose design solutions for material handling and storage technologies that meet both business needs and global design standards
Assist in providing equipment specifications and technical support to procurement and other businesses
Collaborate closely with various internal teams such as World-Wide Engineering, Construction, Operations, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, IT and Procurement
Travel extensively (above 50%) to locations in Europe and occasionally to international sites.
A day in the life
You will be interacting daily with a wide variety of functional teams and individuals at all levels of the organization and in multiple time zones. You will conduct multiple weekly meetings with internal teams, stakeholders and vendors to plan and manage deliverables. You’ll be liaising with subject matter experts from across the organization, diving deep in the technologies we deploy; you’ll build on these relationships to refine and improve our processes.
No two days will be the same in our fast-moving environment yet you’ll discover endless opportunities to grow along the way as part of a tight-knit and supportive team.
About the team
Amazon Robotics Deployment Engineering is a diverse and multi-talented team with a proven track record of overcoming challenging technical problems to deliver Amazon’s leading-edge robotics technologies in its fulfillment, transportation, and delivery network across the world. Our high-performing team blends engineering know-how, problem solving, curiosity, innovation, leadership, and effective communication to deliver outstanding results for our customers.
Basic Qualifications
Master degree in Engineering or other technical field
Ability to lead teams, without direct management authority
Comfortable shifting between direct detailed analysis and big picture thinking
Problem solver with excellent verbal/written communication skills and the ability to invent and lead cross-functional process improvements
Preferred Qualifications
Outstanding influencing skills with the ability to connect the dots at an organisational, strategy and project level
Comfortable presenting to and facilitating decisions among leaders based on evolving priorities
Experience with project management tools and operational, reliability & maintenance processes.
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