Senior Engineering and Solutions Director

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Oak Brook, IL, USA
In-Office
135K-135K Annually
Senior level
Transportation • 3PL: Third Party Logistics
The Role
Lead enterprise industrial engineering strategy for consolidation and fulfillment. Design, optimize, and standardize end-to-end processes, capacity models, and automation initiatives. Drive cross-functional transformation, advanced modeling and simulation, capital investment cases, RFP support, and operating standards. Advise senior leadership, partner with Operations and Finance, and guide field teams on adoption and continuous improvement across multi-site networks.
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Essential Job Functions  

  

  • Establish and lead the enterprise industrial engineering strategy for Consolidation and Fulfillment, ensuring alignment with operational, financial, and customer objectives.  

  • Own the design, optimization, and standardization of end‑to‑end processes spanning facility layout, distribution center operations, transportation interfaces, and automation initiatives.  

  • Serve as the primary authority for engineering methodologies, productivity standards, capacity modeling, and cost optimization frameworks.  

  • Lead complex, cross‑functional initiatives to improve throughput, reduce waste, and scale operations efficiently across multiple sites or networks.  

  • Translate business requirements into engineered solutions, including process flows, labor models, equipment strategies, and investment cases.  

  • Develop, govern, and maintain enterprise process documentation, standards, and operating manuals to ensure consistency and scalability.  

  • Provide analytical leadership through advanced modeling, simulation, and optimization techniques to support network, facility, and customer decisions.  

  • Partner with Operations and Finance to establish performance metrics, control standards, and continuous improvement roadmaps.  

  • Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on operational design, capital investments, automation opportunities, and emerging industry practices.  

  • Support customer solutioning efforts, including RFP responses, operational due diligence, and transition planning.  

  • Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and engineering standards while monitoring industry trends and emerging technologies.  

  • Influence and guide field teams through training, change management, and adoption of standardized engineering practices.  

  • Duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time. 

Minimum Qualifications  

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Engineering, or a related discipline 

  • 8+ years of progressive experience in industrial engineering, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, or automation, including enterprise‑scale process design.  

  • Demonstrated experience leading large, multi‑site or network‑level engineering and transformation initiatives.  

  • Advanced proficiency in analytical and engineering tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, simulation and optimization platforms, project management tools).  

  • Proven ability to develop standardized operating models, productivity frameworks, and cost analyses across diverse operational environments.  

  • Strong executive‑level communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex technical concepts into business decisions.  

  • Experience supporting customer solution design and RFP processes in a logistics or operations environment.  

  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance operational performance, customer requirements, and financial outcomes.  

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and data visualization tools.  

  • Active involvement in relevant industry associations or continuous professional development. 

Salary: Up to $135,000/year base salary + Bonus and Equity Eligibility 

This is an estimated range based on the circumstances at the time of posting, however it may change based on a combination of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, education, market factors, geographical location, budget, and demand. 

Benefits We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including:

  • Medical
  • Dental 
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Life & AD&D Insurance
  • Disability
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Engineering, or a related discipline
  • 8+ years of progressive experience in industrial engineering, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, or automation, including enterprise-scale process design
  • Demonstrated experience leading large, multi-site or network-level engineering and transformation initiatives
  • Advanced proficiency in analytical and engineering tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, simulation and optimization platforms, project management tools)
  • Proven ability to develop standardized operating models, productivity frameworks, and cost analyses across diverse operational environments
  • Strong executive-level communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex technical concepts into business decisions
  • Experience supporting customer solution design and RFP processes in a logistics or operations environment
  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to balance operational performance, customer requirements, and financial outcomes
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and data visualization tools
  • Active involvement in relevant industry associations or continuous professional development
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The Company
HQ: Oak Brook, IL
2,165 Employees
Year Founded: 1971

What We Do

For 50 years, Hub Group has been dedicated to serving customers with innovative, premier supply chain solutions tailored to each client’s needs. We understand your business needs are constantly evolving, so we design transportation solutions to scale and evolve with them. Supported by a powerful asset-backed network of 45,000 53’ intermodal containers, nearly 4,000 drivers, 5,500 trailers and 29 terminals, our transportation solutions are strategically built to drive long-term success. We work with your organization to deliver high-quality service while incessantly refining and improving your supply chain to forge a clearer route ahead. Hub Group provides industry-leading solutions for customers that want better control over costs, higher levels of service and a streamlined approach to their supply chain. Our solutions harness proprietary technology to optimize multimodal networks for customers operating both domestically and across the globe. Through customer-centric strategies and programs, we centralize all communication, management and accountability for your supply chain – allowing you to focus on other areas of your business. Our end-to-end suite of solutions is blended and delivered to customers with a single point of contact, supported by teams that look deeper into supply chains to extract hidden value. We advance sustainability initiatives, provide better visibility and help navigate customers’ businesses towards their unique goals. And on top of that, we remain true to our roots with a culture of service, innovation and integrity. Because we believe the way you do something is just as important as what you do. At Hub Group, we know The Way Ahead.

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