Warehouse Automation & Material Handling Engineer - Consulting

About Miebach

Miebach Consulting is a global leader in supply chain advisory and engineering. For more than 50 years, we have partnered with organizations worldwide to design, optimize, and transform their supply chains into strategic competitive advantages. Our consulting approach integrates deep operational expertise, advanced analytics, and innovative thinking to deliver measurable business impact.

About the role

Miebach Consulting is seeking a Supply Chain Engineering professional to support the design and delivery of innovative supply chain solutions across North America. This role is ideal for an experienced engineering professional who combines strong technical expertise with client-facing consulting capabilities and is passionate about helping organizations improve their distribution, manufacturing, and logistics operations.

In this role, you will lead and support project workstreams, develop engineering solutions, collaborate with client stakeholders, and contribute throughout the project lifecycle. You will work closely with clients and internal project teams to analyze operations, evaluate technologies, develop facility and process designs, and support the implementation of strategic supply chain initiatives.

This position offers the opportunity to work with leading organizations across industries such as consumer goods, life sciences, retail, fashion and apparel, manufacturing, and logistics while continuing to build expertise in supply chain engineering, automation, and operational transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Supply Chain Engineering and Design

• Lead engineering workstreams for supply chain consulting and implementation projects from project initiation through final recommendation and implementation planning
• Develop warehouse, distribution center, manufacturing, and logistics facility concepts and layouts
• Perform operational assessments, process analysis, capacity evaluations, and future-state design activities
• Develop labor models, throughput calculations, storage strategies, slotting concepts, and material flow analyses
• Evaluate automation technologies including ASRS, AMRs, conveyors, sortation systems, goods-to-person solutions, robotics, and warehouse execution technologies
• Support facility design activities from concept development through implementation planning
• Prepare engineering calculations, technical documentation, design recommendations, and executive-level presentations
• Develop business cases and investment analyses to support operational and automation initiatives

Client Engagement and Project Leadership

• Serve as the primary day-to-day client lead for assigned engineering workstreams
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client stakeholders across operational, managerial, and executive levels
• Facilitate workshops, design reviews, project meetings, and stakeholder discussions
• Translate operational challenges into practical and executable engineering solutions
• Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to client leadership teams
• Manage project scope, schedules, deliverables, and priorities for assigned workstreams
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and proactively address client concerns
• Support successful project delivery while maintaining high levels of client satisfaction

Solution Development and Implementation Support

• Analyze warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, and material flow operations to identify capacity, productivity, and performance improvement opportunities
• Develop facility layouts, material flow concepts, process designs, equipment requirements, and automation solutions
• Evaluate material handling and warehouse automation technologies, including conveyors, sortation, AS/RS, AMRs, AGVs, storage systems, and related technologies
• Support equipment and automation vendor evaluations, solution comparisons, RFPs, and procurement activities
• Perform throughput, capacity, labor, and operational analyses to support engineering recommendations
• Contribute to distribution center design, facility planning, network optimization, transportation, and broader supply chain strategy initiatives
• Support implementation activities including detailed design reviews, commissioning, testing, operational readiness, and go-live
• Develop recommendations that balance operational performance, capital investment, flexibility, and long-term scalability

Team Leadership and Practice Development

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to Consultants and Analysts
• Review project deliverables and support quality assurance efforts across engineering engagements
• Contribute to proposal development, client presentations, and business development initiatives
• Identify follow-on opportunities within existing client relationships and support account growth activities
• Contribute to thought leadership, internal knowledge sharing, and practice development initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain Engineering, Logistics, or a related field
• 5–10 years of experience in supply chain engineering, distribution, material handling, automation, manufacturing, or consulting
• Experience designing or improving warehouses, distribution centers, or material handling operations
• Experience evaluating or implementing warehouse automation and material handling solutions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, client-facing, and project management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and engineering analysis tools
• Willingness to travel up to 40–60%

Preferred

• Consulting or professional services experience
• Experience with AutoCAD, AnyLogic, FlexSim, or similar tools
• Knowledge of WMS, WES, WCS, and warehouse automation technologies
• Experience with equipment/vendor selection, commissioning, or implementation
• Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, PE, or other relevant certifications