Amazon.com Services LLC

Grocery Retail

SeniorIndustrialDesigner

$100–179k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Industrial Designer at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Industrial design, Construction documents, Permitting processes. Own end-to-end design support for industrial grocery facilities. Develop composite drawing packages”

What You'll Achieve.

Generate high-quality design solutions; Generate cost-effective design solutions; Improve throughput; Improve safety; Improve cost efficiency

Industry & Context.

Grocery Retail
Problems you'll solve

Ambiguous parameters; Design decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of design & innovation, Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or related field, Experience with design & innovation, Experience with research & development, Experience using MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software, 4+ years of reading and understanding schematics and building drawings, Demonstrated experience managing construction documents and permitting processes, Proven track record of maintaining drawing standards

Nice to Have

5+ years of specialty experience, Master's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business Administration, or related field, Experience with grocery logistics, Experience with food safety requirements, Experience with automation systems in food handling, Experience on ground-up greenfield industrial developments, Experience with building shell design and delivery, Experience with tenant improvement scopes

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end design support for industrial grocery facilities

Develop composite drawing packages

Maintain construction document sets

Lead shell design coordination

Manage tenant improvement design

Adapt existing industrial shells

Lead permitting processes

Coordinate with local authorities

Partner with Real Estate teams

Partner with Pre-Construction teams

Partner with Construction teams

Partner with Program Management teams

Partner with Operations Engineering teams

Collaborate with architects

Collaborate with engineers

Develop construction document packages

Finalize permitting packages

Streamline site layouts

Streamline workstation configurations

Streamline material flow

Create scalable design solutions

Execute design solutions

Maintain drawing standards

Establish new standards

Support value engineering efforts

Identify opportunities to improve throughput

Identify opportunities to improve safety

Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency

Drive programmatic rollouts

Manage consultant relationships

Manage vendor relationships

Identify design risks

Mitigate design risks

Escalate to leadership

Communicate complex design concepts

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Internal teams; External teams; External architects; External engineers; Internal engineering teams; Operations teams; Construction teams

Communication Scope

Effective communication

Process & Methodology

Multi-phase projects, Complex projects

Full Job Description

The Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) Design team is seeking an experienced Sr. Industrial Designer to join our Design Engineering team. Our team leads building design for large-scale industrial grocery facilities, including fulfillment and distribution centers, middle mile facilities, and other industrial grocery buildings across Amazon Grocery's network. We support ground-up, greenfield developments as well as the retrofit of existing facilities. This individual will own composite drawing packages, construction documents, and permitting processes for large-scale industrial grocery facilities. The role spans the full spectrum of industrial development project types, including ground-up greenfield development, building shell design and delivery, and tenant improvement (TI) work within existing industrial facilities. The role requires deep industrial design expertise, technical precision, the ability to manage complex, multi-phase projects with ambiguous parameters, and the judgment to drive design decisions that balance operational efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness. A successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, collaborating with internal and external teams to generate high-quality, cost-effective design solutions. They will work across multiple projects with varied timelines while influencing, negotiating, and communicating effectively with internal stakeholders, contractors, engineers, and vendors. Key job responsibilities • Own end-to-end design support for large-scale industrial grocery facilities across the full project type spectrum: ground-up greenfield development, building shell design, and tenant improvement (TI) work within existing industrial facilities • Work with vendors to develop, manage, and maintain composite drawing packages and construction document sets for large-scale industrial grocery facilities • Lead shell design coordination, including site civil interface, structural systems, building envelop

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