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Dematic is looking for a senior level Operations Research Engineer in our Austin, TX office (with other locations negotiable). In the Operations Research team, we design, optimize and implement intelligent and optimization ideas to the warehouse, and may stay through the complete project process from sales to development.

Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Sales Cycle:
• Provide technical support to sales
• Understand, analyze and document existing operations/requirements
• Data parsing, processing and profiling
• Write project proposals for distribution center operations detailing recommended solutions
• Justify financial investment in proposed solutions
• Present analysis findings to internal team and customer
• Analysis/Design Cycle:
• Process design for supply chain applications in warehouse environments
• Develop/Design simulation models in Python/AutoMod programming language
• Develop and test enhanced/optimized solutions for existing processes

• Develop and test optimization algorithms for proposed solutions
• Product/Project Development Cycle:
• Discuss project and algorithm design requirements with internal team and customer
• Implement and test algorithms to production software
• Provide technical support to developers during and after implementation cycle
• R&D Cycle:
• Understand the companies’ current product/process offering
• Track the current process or product limitations and propose improvement plans
• Document the current process and the proposed process
• Communicate with stakeholders for R&D goals
• Lead/Perform work on R&D effort, which include but not limited to:
• Create data input
• Model current process/product
• Design future process/product
• Model future process/product
• Present findings to big group audience

• Ten+ years of experience in the Supply Chain/Logistics industry. Focus on distribution center operations preferred.
• Travel to customer sites nationwide (possibly international) depending on phase of project (Travel <25%)
• Master’s degree (or above) in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or equivalent field
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Industrial Engineering, Math, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation, other Engineering majors or equivalent field
• Preferred coursework to include:
  • Simulation
  • Programming
  • Operations Research (Linear/Non-linear/Integer/Dynamic Programming)
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Supply Chain/Logistics/Warehousing/Transportation
• Background/skills at:
  • Data science and machine learning/statistical approach
  • Data parsing and manipulation
  • Simulation modeling
  • Mathematical optimization (algorithm development) of processes and systems
  • Inferential statistical analysis skills
  • Linear and non-linear regression modeling
  • ROI (Return On Investment) analysis skills
  • Risk analysis skills
• Object-oriented programming skills – Python (preferred), Java or VC++
• Data analysis skills – Python (preferred), or R
• Writing skills to create business documents (proposals, system specifications, and presentations) using both MS Word and PowerPoint