Material Flow Engineer (Factory Warehouse Design and Material Flow)

As a Material Flow Engineer you will be responsible for;

• Owning the full lifecycle of material flow and process equipment from concept development and engineering design through commissioning, startup, and operational handoff.
• Designing, developing, and implementing automated and semi-automated material handling systems including AGVs, AMRs, AGCs, VRCs, conveyors, robotic cells, lifts, and ASRS solutions.
• Developing system architectures, throughput models, capacity analyses, and business cases to support scalable manufacturing operations and future growth.
• Designing and optimizing warehouse layouts, lineside storage, finished goods buffers, aisle configurations, and material flow pathways.
• Managing PFEP (Plan for Every Part) strategies to ensure efficient inventory movement, storage, replenishment, and production support.
• Evaluating, selecting, specifying, and supporting procurement of material handling equipment, carts, automation technologies, and supporting infrastructure.
• Building and executing discrete event simulation models to analyze material flow, resource utilization, throughput, bottlenecks, and operational performance.
• Collaborating with Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, Facilities, Controls, and Industrial Engineering teams to integrate material flow solutions with MES, WMS, and PLC-based systems.
• Leading project execution activities including vendor management, RFQ development, procurement support, FAT/SAT, schedule tracking, budgeting, and milestone reporting.
• Analyzing operational metrics such as OEE, throughput, downtime, and yield to identify improvement opportunities and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Developing fleet management, traffic control, and path optimization strategies for AGV and AMR systems.
• Serving as a technical subject matter expert on automation, warehouse design, and material handling systems while supporting long-term automation strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, automation, material handling, warehouse design, or logistics engineering environments.
• Proven experience designing and implementing material flow systems including AGVs, AMRs, AGCs, conveyors, robotics, VRCs, and ASRS technologies.
• Strong expertise in end-to-end warehouse design, material flow analysis, and factory logistics optimization.
• Experience with buffer analysis, lineside inventory planning, finished goods storage, and aisle sizing methodologies.
• Hands-on experience developing and managing PFEP (Plan for Every Part) strategies.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, FlexSim, or similar simulation and factory modeling tools.
• Experience evaluating, selecting, procuring, and commissioning material handling equipment and automation solutions.
• Strong knowledge of controls integration including PLC, MES, and WMS systems.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Just-in-Time (JIT), continuous improvement principles, and industrial safety standards.
• Proven project management experience including vendor coordination, budgeting, scheduling, and implementation oversight.
• Ability to analyze manufacturing KPIs and convert data into actionable operational improvements.
• Experience with Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytics tools is preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate’s combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.