Principal Design Engineer

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

Create, modify, and enhance automation, mechanization, and other facility technology and infrastructure leveraging engineering principles. Principal Design Engineer will collaborate internally and externally to integrate designed production solutions and other material handling components that satisfy requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• 40% Design Creation - Serve as layout creation expert during the operations design phase by providing high quality 2D and 3D drawings.

• 20% Cross Functional Collaboration - Coordinate with Automation, Controls, Design Build or Maintenance functions to mark possible obstructions, document mechanical manuals and troubleshooting guides, and preventative maintenance schedules.

• 20% Strategic Planning - Participate in strategic planning and facilitate action on these plans for the assigned area.

• 10% Develop & Facilitate Cost solutions - Design and develop warehouse cost estimates for solution alternatives and conduct financial models for comparison purposes. Ability to improve with regards to achieve economic use of materials.

• 5 % Communicate Timelines & Concepts - Effectively communicate schedules, design concepts, and training to personnel.

• 5% Provide Industry Innovations - Serve as industry expert on best practices and latest innovations. Participate in various learning platforms and willingness to become certified in applicable technologies.

​Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• This position reports to Director, Supply Chain

• This position has 0 direct reports.

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel 20% to 50% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.

• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

• Working knowledge of Tableau

• Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint)

• Working knowledge of analytical/statistics software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R, Stata)

• Working knowledge of HRIS software (e.g., IBM Kenexa, PeopleFluent, Tesseract)

• Proficient with data mining software (e.g., IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, Hadoop)

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams

• Ability to develop and apply advanced mathematical/statistical techniques

• Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation

• Demonstrated project management skills

• Ability to convey complex or technical ideas and processes in easy-to-understand terms to diverse audiences

• Ability to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or System Engineering

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

Preferred Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 10

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• 10

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• Proficient in AutoCad

Competencies:

• Being Resilient  

• Courage

• Decision Quality               

• Manages Ambiguity

• Tech Savvy

• Collaborates

• Cultivates Innovation

• Manages Complexity

• Plans and Aligns

• Situational Adaptability

• Balance Stakeholders

• Communicates Effectively

• Financial Acumen

• Manages Conflict