Senior Design for Logistics Engineer (DFL)
Greensboro, NC, US, 27409
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
Who are you?
Are you interested in shaping future products for the Volvo Group and contributing to more efficient, sustainable supply chains? TTI Logistics is seeking a collaborative professional to join the Logistics Preparation & Business Office North America team as a Design For Logistics Engineer (DFL).
The DFL Engineer helps reduce total logistics cost and CO₂ impact by influencing part design. In this role, you engage with new product projects early and work with stakeholders to identify design improvements, assess logistics risks, and define or recommend product-design requirements. You bring a logistics perspective into product development, helping teams understand the potential cost and CO₂ impact of design decisions from the early project phase through C-release.
Who are we?
Logistics Preparation and Business Office North America is part of the TTI Logistics organization. Our responsibility includes preparing and supporting the implementation of new products, suppliers, and flow introductions, as well as supporting industrial investigations and contributing to cost and inventory optimization for the Volvo and Mack brands in North America.
What will you be doing?
As a Senior DFL, you will:
- Engage with project teams at the start of new product projects and shape the DFL scope and approach.
- Lead DFL activities in complex projects, coordinating input from product and logistics stakeholders.
- Identify and prioritize logistics improvement opportunities and critical part-design risks during early product development.
- Perform and guide DFL CAD studies to assess the logistics impact of design alternatives.
- Define or recommend product-design requirements that support improved logistics outcomes.
- Assess and communicate potential cost avoidance and CO₂ impact, including the assumptions behind the estimates.
- Prepare and present DFL conclusions, recommendations, and risks to project stakeholders
- Support early-phase Agile work and connect DFL activities to DVP.
- Coach colleagues and contribute to consistent DFL ways of working, training, and e-learning.
Typical deliverables include DFL CAD studies, product-design requirements, conclusion reports, and estimates of potential cost avoidance and CO₂ impact.
Who are you?
Do you dream big? We do too, and we are excited to grow together. We are looking for candidates with the following skills, knowledge, and experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 5 or more years of experience in logistics, manufacturing, product development, and/or engineering.
- Knowledge of logistics processes and manufacturing processes.
- Knowledge of and experience with VPS (Volvo Performance System).
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to connect product-design decisions to logistics outcomes.
- Experience working across functions and communicating recommendations to technical and logistics stakeholders.
- Ability to interpret product-design information and contribute to CAD-based studies.
- Understanding of how part design can affect logistics cost, transport, packaging, and CO₂.
- Ability to identify risks and improvement opportunities and explain their potential impact.
- A proactive approach to engaging early in projects and following activities through C-release.
Volvo Group Digital Technology & Operations (DTO) is a new division. The organizational set up is structured around domains, digital products with functions for digital excellence to deliver outstanding customer experience.
Joining the new DTO division means being part of a fast-moving digital product-oriented organization where teams truly own what they build from idea to delivery. In DTO, we work in agile, cross-functional teams, mastering the latest technology, and creating outstanding digital experiences that make a real difference for our colleagues and Volvo Group customers around the world. We put people first and build our culture on trust, passion, customer success, change, and performance. If you want to grow, collaborate across functions and entities, and help shape the future of digital products within Volvo Group, DTO is a great place to be.
Nearest Major Market: Greensboro