Position Summary...Help design the future of Walmart's first mile network. In this role, you'll lead high-impact automation and process design solutions that create capacity, improve flow, and expand how freight moves through our ambient network. The role offers end-to-end ownership, from solution design through project approval, with direct impact on how we scale our operations.
This is a high-impact and high-visibility individual contributor role based in Bentonville, AR, ideal for an experienced automation design engineer who has led large-scale capital projects and can translate complex business needs into end-to-end operational solutions. You'll work across internal partners and external vendors to design scalable solutions that increase capacity, improve transportation density, and support better service across the network.
What you'll do...What You'll Do - Lead ambient first mile design and solutioning for accelerated consolidation volume injection, helping Walmart bring more inbound volume under network control.
- Define automated design requirements that support higher throughput, better flow, and scalable capacity creation across first mile operations.
- Develop material handling equipment (MHE) concepts and detailed design solutions that enable the network to process additional volume quickly and effectively.
- Evaluate how new and existing assets can be leveraged to stand up capacity in a fast, practical, and cost-conscious way.
- Design end-to-end solutions that account for the interaction of mechanical systems, controls, software, and operational processes.
- Use data analysis to identify constraints, assess opportunities, model scenarios, and support design recommendations.
- Partner closely with operations, finance, construction, project management, strategy, and global tech teams to align on needs, prioritize tradeoffs, and move solutions into execution.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders, including operational partners and MHE vendors, to deliver robust and implementation-ready solutions.
- Build strong business cases for capital investments by balancing cost, scalability, service, speed to deploy, and operational impact.
- Drive solutions that deliver against key outcomes such as low cost, high impact, increased transportation density, and maximum capacity creation.
What You'll Bring - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, such as mechanical, structural, chemical, computer, or a related field, or equivalent experience in automation design, material handling, supply chain, or fulfillment environments.
- Experience as an automation design engineer supporting large-scale projects and capital spend.
- Proven ability to work through ambiguity, define the problem, and build practical solutions in fast-moving environments.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and a track record of delivering results through partnership.
- Working knowledge of complex automated systems, including how mechanical equipment, controls, software, and operations come together in end-to-end solution design.
- Experience developing automation requirements, MHE concepts, and detailed designs in distribution, fulfillment, logistics, or supply chain environments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to evaluate network performance, assess options, and make sound recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners and external vendors.
- Detail orientation, strategic thinking, and a results-driven mindset.
- Design engineering experience in first mile, supply chain, or fulfillment networks; AutoCAD skills; and experience leveraging existing infrastructure to unlock new capacity quickly.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
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Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00 - $220,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and 4 years' experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area. Option 2: 6
years' experience in Engineering, supply chain, or a related area.
2 years' supervisory experience.
Preferred Qualifications...Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Masters: Computer Engineering
Primary Location...805 Respect, Bentonville, AR 72716, United States of America
Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.
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