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Körber is the home for passionate people who innovate, collaborate, and love what they do. Entrepreneurial spirit is our joint DNA. We develop future technologies and support talent in deploying their skills to reach their full potential. Together, we aim to be the first to do the right thing at the right time.\nJoin the home for entrepreneurs!\nThe Senior Design Engineer serves as the technical design lead for customer-facing material handling and automation system-integration projects. This role translates system requirements into complete, accurate, manufacturable, and installable mechanical solutions while owning the quality, coordination, and technical integrity of assigned design deliverables. The Senior Design Engineer ensures designs meet customer expectations, Körber engineering standards, safety requirements, budget constraints, and project schedules. The role also strengthens Körber’s integration business by providing technical leadership, establishing and improving design standards, mentoring engineering resources, and delivering high-quality design packages that support successful project execution.\nYour role in our team\nYou will lead the independent development and execution of mechanical designs for large-scale material handling and automation projects from concept through engineering release, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning support\nYou will own the technical completeness, quality, coordination, and approval of engineering deliverables, including layouts, assemblies, fabrication and installation drawings, bills of material (BOMs), equipment manifests, and supporting design documentation\nYou will translate system requirements and project objectives into practical, scalable, reliable, and production-ready mechanical designs incorporating conveyors, sortation systems, singulation equipment, robotic systems, structural components, guarding, and other material handling technologies\nYou will serve as the primary technical authority for assigned project scopes, making sound engineering decisions and ensuring compliance with company standards, customer specifications, safety requirements, applicable industry standards, and engineering best practices\nYou will drive engineering quality through design and peer reviews, risk assessments, design validation, and timely resolution of technical, interface, manufacturability, and installation issues; evaluate vendor equipment and integration requirements to ensure system compatibility, functionality, and maintainability\nYou will collaborate with Project Engineering, Systems Architecture, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Installation, suppliers, and other stakeholders to maintain design alignment throughout project execution\nYou will support project planning by identifying technical risks, design resource requirements, long-lead engineering activities, critical dependencies, and opportunities for design standardization and reuse\nYou will provide technical leadership, mentorship, and constructive peer-review feedback to Design Engineers, Engineer II-level staff, and offshore engineering resources; participate in customer technical discussions, design reviews, project reviews, and internal meetings to communicate design rationale, risks, recommendations, and decisions\nYou will support commissioning, field troubleshooting, issue resolution, and design modifications throughout project execution; incorporate lessons learned and contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering standards, templates, design libraries, processes, tools, and best practices\nYou will travel up to 50% to support customer integration projects and work in offices, shops, warehouses, and customer-site environments, with occasional exposure to noise, confined spaces, and varying temperatures\nYour profile\nYou have obtained a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline\nYou have gained a minimum of 7 years of experience in mechanical design engineering, preferably within material handling, automation, industrial equipment, or capital project environments\nYou've gained 5-8+ years of project delivery leadership, design ownership, and technical execution\nYou are proficient in 3D CAD and engineering design software such as AutoCAD 2D/3D, Inventor, SolidWorks, or equivalent platforms\nYou have strong mechanical design expertise and demonstrated experience developing complex material handling and automation systems, including conveyors, sortation equipment, structural integration, machine guarding, and related technologies\nYou have a deep understanding of engineering documentation practices, including drawings, bills of material (BOMs), manufacturing packages, design standards, configuration control, and complete design package readiness for manufacturing release\nYou have demonstrated the ability to lead complex engineering design efforts and support projects from conceptual design through manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and project closeout while managing engineering scope, schedule, quality, and technical execution\nYou can identify technical risks, evaluate design alternatives, develop practical mitigation strategies, and implement engineering solutions while balancing manufacturing requirements, project constraints, quality, schedule, and budget\nYou have experience conducting and leading design reviews, engineering validations, and quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with customer requirements, engineering standards, and applicable safety regulations\nYou can coordinate engineering activities across mechanical design, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, offshore engineering teams, contractors, and other multidisciplinary stakeholders; experience coordinating offshore or contract engineering resources preferred\nYou have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts, lead technical discussions, influence engineering decisions, and coordinate with customers, contractors, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.\nYou have demonstrated the ability to coach Design Engineers, provide day-to-day technical guidance, and promote engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement\nYou have evaluated customer changes and scope impacts during project execution, communicated technical and schedule implications, and supported effective change management. Professional Engineer (PE) license, Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification, or master’s degree in engineering preferred\nEligible applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.\nYour benefits\nYou will enjoy a flexible work environment that supports your work-life balance; we offer paid time off for parental leave and 22+ days off for personal time and holidays \nYou will have access to medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with FSA or HSA options, and a 401(k) plan with a company match of up to six percent\nYou are provided with several company-paid benefits, including vision insurance, short and long-term disability, basic life insurance plans, and educational and employee assistance programs\nYour working environment at Körber\nKörber is pioneering cutting-edge sorting technology and solutions that shape the future of mail and parcel automation across Europe, North America, and Asia. Set new industry standards and champion customer-centric services and solutions with our dynamic Parcel Logistics team based in Irving, Texas, USA.\nThis is a full-time, exempt position with a hybrid work schedule for individuals located within Irving, Texas, Atlanta, Georgia, or our Charlotte, NC offices. Employees in these locations are expected to work three days per week in the office. Individuals located outside of these areas will work remotely.\nCan you see yourself in this profile? Then Körber is the right place for you. We look forward to getting to know you!\nEqual opportunity employer\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity to all applicants. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial, and/or local law.\nPrior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience, please contact us via . We work with selected partners and therefore ask recruitment consultancies to refrain from contacting us by mail or telephone.\nDisclaimer: The duties listed above are intended only as a representation of the essential functions of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change at the sole discretion of the employer. Nothing in this document alters an employee’s at-will employment status. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, experience, education, skills, location, and market and business considerations. Applications must be submitted via our career site.\nApplicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S., this position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.\nApply now and join our team!\nReady for your next step? Click on ‘Apply now ’ to get started right away! As long as the position is advertised, you can apply at any time.\nWe value diversity and therefore welcome all applicants - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity, and any other protected status. You can find out more about our culture here Culture at Körber - it's worth taking a look!\nIf you have any questions or technical problems, please send us an e-mail . Alyssa Cuevas is the responsible person for this job advertisement. 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