Amazon
Sr Operations Engineer
$108K–$178K
Nashville, TN +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 22, 2026
- Location
- Nashville, TN
Bellevue, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 7+ years; related occupations are listed as alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field.
About the job
Leads cross-functional engineering programs to expand and optimize Amazon’s Sub Same Day delivery network through automation, material-handling equipment, and operational improvements.
What you'll do
- Manage automation programs focused on network quality, capacity, and future design innovations.
- Partner with Reliability Maintenance, Design, and Innovation Engineering teams to deliver complex solutions and meet program timelines and operational goals.
- Monitor equipment performance and operational data, and work with operations teams to achieve quality, capacity, customer-promise, and cost goals.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another STEM field.
- 7+ years of experience as a Project Engineer, Process Engineer, Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or in a related occupation.
- Experience managing cross-functional project lifecycles and implementing automated equipment and/or integrated systems.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field.
- Experience in distribution, logistics, or manufacturing; Six Sigma or lean manufacturing; technical leadership; automation solutions; or tools such as MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD, Tableau, or SQL.
Pay
USD 131,500.00 - 177,900.00 annually (base salary); USD 107,600.00 - 145,600.00 annually (base salary); USD 119,600.00 - 161,700.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
MS Excel, MS Project, AutoCAD, Tableau, SQL, Conveyors, Sorters
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