This is NOT a corporate or virtual position and will be located on-site in a fulfillment center, sort center, delivery station, or other warehouse/construction/job trailer environment.
Amazon is searching for innovative and solutions-oriented Engineering Interns to be a part of our North America initiative to develop and deliver next generation, world-class fulfillment systems. What is fulfillment you ask? Fulfillment is how we refer to completing or fulfilling a customer’s Amazon.com order and the acts of picking, packing, shipping and delivering their order to meet or exceed their expectations!
Our Project/Field Engineers have the ability to quickly adapt strategies, plans, and solutions to affect dynamic business requirements. They are comfortable interfacing and driving various functional teams and all stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Open minds, customer focus, innovation empowerment, advanced technologies, team comradery, and drive our Regional Operations Engineering team to deliver the most advance fulfillment solutions in the world.
About the Program:
- The program is divided into a spring and summer term. The spring term is a part time internship from March 2025 – May/June 2025 (20 hours a week). The summer term is full-time (40 hours a week) and lasts 10 weeks during the summer of 2025.
- Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius of the site as on-site presence is required during the Spring and Summer terms.
- 50-75% travel may be required to support Amazon’s installation sites throughout North America during the summer term.
- This position is NOT a corporate role and will be located in a Fulfillment Center, Sort Center, Delivery Station, or other warehouse/construction/job trailer environment.
- A driver’s license is required due to on-site internship locations.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive resolution for an intern project by owning and deep diving data to support a process improvement recommendation
- Assist in designing, building, improving, and innovating order fulfillment infrastructure throughout the large-scale supply chain network within Amazon’s North America Customer Fulfillment Project Engineering Team
- Support management, design, and implementation of medium scope integrated automation projects with system elements such as high speed sortation, multiple conveyors, package lines, and/or robotic work cells
- Guide and coordinate design and execution efforts between internal teams and outside vendors including equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout
- Develop and manage budget and contract documents including RFPs, change order controls, purchase orders, and invoicing
- Direct system commissioning and predefined testing activities, including administering the plan, interpreting statuses and reporting results
- Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper operator training, procedural compliance, maintenance and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment
- Thoroughly document/investigate FC change requests and provide recommendations
- Inspect facilities in accordance with corporate standards and procedures relating to material handling, processing and storage
- Ability to perform the following task, with or without reasonable accommodation:
o Stand and walk for up to 12 hours
o Walking in/around the warehouse with great frequency; many facilities are over a quarter mile in length
o Access all areas of building by ascending and descending ladders, stairs, gangways safely
o Regular bend, lift, stretch, and reach below the waist and above the head
o Lift and move totes up to 49 pounds each
- Work weekends, holidays, and/or overnight shifts and overtime (as required)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently working towards Bachelor’s or Masters Degree with a graduation date between December 2025 and August 2026
- Pursuing Bachelor’s or Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technically based Engineering field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven technical guidance for large-scale industrial engineering projects
- Experience with implementation of integrated automation solutions, such as complex material handling systems, high speed packaging lines and manufacturing lines
- Proficient in Microsoft Office products: Excel, Project and Outlook
- Highly proficient CAD skills; capable of developing an integrated automation layout unassisted
- Exposure to Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing efforts, transportation/logistics and/or fulfillment/distribution centers
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $26.25/hr in our lowest geographic market up to $44.95/hr in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.