WnD Solution Design Expert (Solution Design Engineer)

Job Summary

Position: Solution Design Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Qualifications and Experience

• 6+ years of experience in Contract Logistics solution design, warehouse engineering, and supply chain optimization across both B2B and B2C fulfillment environments.
• Bachelor;s degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience designing solutions across key Contract Logistics verticals including Retail, Lifestyle, Technology, FMCG, Automotive, and E-commerce. Experience in Industrial, Agriculture, Healthcare, or Cold Chain solutions is advantageous.
• Strong expertise in layout design, operational costing, pricing, and financial business case development.
• Advanced proficiency in warehouse design and modelling tools such as AutoCAD, CLASS, and other warehouse simulation software.
• Deep understanding of warehouse operations, productivity engineering, material flow optimization, and operational process design.
• Lead warehouse solution design for complex customer pursuits requiring advanced engineering expertise.
• Capture customer requirements, operational assumptions, and business drivers for solution development.
• Design end-to-end warehouse operating models, process flows, and facility layouts.
• Calculate warehouse sizing based on customer throughput, inventory, and operational requirements.
• Develop resource models, productivity assumptions, and activity-based costing models.

Automation Technology Experience

Experience in designing and implementing warehouse automation and smart logistics solutions, including:

• Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
• Conveyor and sortation systems
• Goods-to-Person (GTP) solutions
• Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
• Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
• Inventory Drones and Autonomous Inspection Technologies
• Pick-to-Light, Put-to-Light, RFID, and other digital enablement technologies
• Ability to evaluate automation opportunities, develop automation business cases, quantify operational and financial benefits, and integrate automation into customer solutions.
• Experience supporting automation projects from concept design through implementation, commissioning, and operational stabilization.
• Understanding of emerging logistics technologies, digitalization, robotics, AI-driven warehouse operations, and data-driven performance optimization.

Additional Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to develop innovative solutions using limited or ambiguous customer data.
• Experience working directly with customers during RFIs, RFQs, solution workshops, and commercial pursuits.
• Experience in warehouse operations, implementation projects, continuous improvement, lean methodologies, or logistics consulting is highly desirable.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting solutions to customers, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams.