Lead Engineer, Solutions Engineering

Accelerate your career at RXO
RXO is a leading provider of transportation solutions. With cutting-edge technology at the center, we're revolutionizing the industry with our massive network and commitment to finding solutions for every challenge. We create more efficient ways for shippers and carriers to transport goods across North America.

As a Lead Engineer in Solutions Engineering at RXO, you will utilize your engineering and consulting skills to deliver customer proposals and manage engineering/consulting projects. Additionally, you will identify cost-saving opportunities through rigorous data collection and analysis to enhance the client's supply chain operations while streamlining internal processes for the RXO account team. We will provide you with the industry's best tools, empowering you to grow and develop beyond your expectations.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Perform research, data mining and simulations to identify and scope opportunities within the customer’s supply chain. Provide value propositions and craft marketable solutions for clients 
• Develop and Identify cost savings initiatives and manage projects through implementation. Build and integrate supply chain cost models to quantify total cost of ownership opportunities and subsequent savings 
• Identify, select, and deploy use of optimization/decision support tools to perform operations studies, routing optimization and transportation rate analyses  
• Develop an understanding of customer processes to enhance cross-functional initiatives and effectively communicate/integrate solution improvements 

• Communicate and collaborate on project activities with key stakeholders both internally and externally. Assist in executing process and strategy improvements related to supply chain, with a focus on transportation improvement projects
• Interact daily with internal and external customers to ensure expectations are met, collect customer requirements, and review progress
• Attend weekly meetings to keep functional leads, management, and stakeholders updated on current projects and timelines
• Provide training and guidance on logistics processes and cost management for assigned projects

What you’ll need to excel:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work or military experience 
• 4 years of experience in one or more key functional areas: supply chain management, logistics, decision support systems/technology, transportation management and distribution or procurement functional responsibilities 

• Experience data mining and generating simulations in Microsoft BI, Access, and Excel to identify and scope opportunities within the customer’s supply chain 
• Transportation and network modeling experience 

It’d be great if you also have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering 
• Master’s degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Industrial Engineering 

• Experience with Supply Chain Guru, Appian, any Logistix or data modeling  
• Experience in multiple logistics-related systems and transportation management systems 
• Lean six sigma experience 
• Experience collecting and analyzing data for modeling, network optimization and/or transportation redesign purposes 
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations 

• Strong project management skills 
• Ability to deal with complex, urgent situations  
• Aptitude for understanding and solving problems in logistics pricing models 

In this role, you’ll be supported by a passionate team motivated by fast-paced innovation and the desire to deliver for customers. We’re a company where you can continually advance your career, no matter your background — the opportunities are endless and yours for the taking. If you’re driven and looking for a place to grow, come join us.

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Massive Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance, disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement program

Our Culture

We do great things when we are inclusive and work together. To perform with excellence, we learn from one another, value diverse perspectives, operate safely, and build strong relationships. We welcome everyone regardless of background, identity or ability.

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Why Join Us:

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Paid time off includes: up to 8 holidays, up to 2 floating Diversity Days, Hourly: Earn up to 13 days PTO/ Salary: Earn up to 15 days PTO, up to 40 hours bereavement leave, up to 16 hours volunteer time, jury duty, at least 2 weeks family bonding leave, up to 40 hours prenatal care leave

• 401(k) retirement plan with up to 5% company match

• Insurance: health, prescription, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life, short and long-term disability, accidental death and personal loss, business travel, legal services, ID theft, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance

• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account, Health Care Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Spending Account

• Health Reimbursement Arrangement

Our Culture

Our values are the key to our unique culture and our ability to deliver for everyone we serve.

We do great things when we are inclusive and work together. To perform with excellence, we learn from one another, value diverse perspectives, operate safely and build strong relationships.

The Next Step
Ready to join our team? We'd love to hear from you. Fill out an application now and join our talent community to learn about future opportunities. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test. The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills for this job classification. Review RXO's candidate privacy statement here and RXO's Privacy Notice to California Job Applicants here.