Senior Solutions Design Engineer

Lineage is currently seeking a Senior Solutions Design Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in industrial engineering, supply chain management, finance, or logistics, combined with strong technical skills, natural curiosity, and the ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment. In this role, you will lead and support the development of best-in-class operating solutions focused on warehousing design and supply chain operations. These solutions will address all key operational elements, including but not limited to cost, service requirements, process design, technology and IT integration, equipment specifications, and staffing models.

You will work closely with teams across Sales, Operations, Finance, Data Science, and Network Optimization to support Lineages new business initiatives and a capital investment program exceeding $1 billion annually. As the design engineer for this critical business function, you must be highly effective at leading cross-functional teams and fostering strong working relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Job Functions:

• Support new business opportunities by reviewing RFPs, understanding customer objectives, identifying information gaps, and developing solutions that deliver unique value.
• Perform data validation, cleansing, profiling, and baseline development to support accurate solution modeling.
• Define modeling scenarios and calculate labor, equipment, facility, and expense requirements based on solution design assumptions.
• Develop and maintain pricing models to assess the financial viability of capital projects and dedicated customer solutions.
• Lead internal pricing reviews and support the construction of customer-facing pricing proposal.
• Participate in solution review presentations and design validation meetings with internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of engineering standards, methodologies, and tools to align with industry best practices.
• Conduct work, time, and efficiency studies to ensure accurate labor planning and resource allocation.
• Manage the configuration of automation systems and racking layouts in response to the Material Flow Document (MFD), ensuring alignment with site-specific and local standards; includes the ability to create and modify CAD drawings to support design development and documentation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of experience in warehousing and/or manufacturing (e.g., industrial engineering, warehouse operations), with a strong preference for cold storage experience.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; experience with Power BI or similar data analysis and visualization tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills, both qualitative and quantitative, with the ability to identify and solve practical problems and drive process improvements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment; demonstrates a high degree of flexibility, a strong work ethic, and a proactive approach.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently; skilled in setting priorities, organizing tasks, and achieving objectives.
• Solid understanding of warehouse management operations, including warehouse types, material handling solutions, and automation technologies such as powered industrial trucks (PIT), racking and storage systems, packaging equipment, conveyor and sortation systems, and AS/RS (automated storage and retrieval systems).
• Willingness to travel up to 1020%.

Lineage Team Members:

• Lead by exemplifying our core values: Safe, Trust, Respect, Innovation, Bold, Servant Leadership.
• Consistently meet and exceed internal and external customer expectations through collaboration, teamwork, and a proactive, supportive approach.
• Foster and promote a strong safety culture by modeling safe behavior and actively identifying and addressing potential safety concerns.
• Demonstrate curiosity and initiative by seeking opportunities to enhance performance and improve processes through feedback, problem-solving, and innovation.

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers requirements. Beyond that, youll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. Well ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.