How do they match: Logistics Engineers

  • Systems Engineer
  • Logistics Planning Engineer
  • Logistics System Engineer
  • Logistics Engineering Manager

  • Design or analyze operational solutions for projects such as transportation optimization, network modeling, process and methods analysis, cost containment, capacity enhancement, routing and shipment optimization, or information management.

  • Analyze or interpret logistics data involving customer service, forecasting, procurement, manufacturing, inventory, transportation, or warehousing.
  • Conduct environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution, or transportation.
  • Determine logistics support requirements, such as facility details, staffing needs, or safety or maintenance plans.
  • Develop or document reverse logistics management processes to ensure maximal efficiency of product recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
  • Develop specifications for equipment, tools, facility layouts, or material-handling systems.
  • Evaluate the use of inventory tracking technology, Web-based warehousing software, or intelligent conveyor systems to maximize plant or distribution center efficiency.
  • Evaluate the use of technologies, such as global positioning systems (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), route navigation software, or satellite linkup systems, to improve transportation efficiency.
  • Prepare or validate documentation on automated logistics or maintenance-data reporting or management information systems.
  • Provide logistical facility or capacity planning analyses for distribution or transportation functions.
  • Provide logistics technology or information for effective and efficient support of product, equipment, or system manufacturing or service.
  • Review global, national, or regional transportation or logistics reports for ways to improve efficiency or minimize the environmental impact of logistics activities.

  • Plan facility layouts or designs.
  • Analyze environmental regulations to ensure organizational compliance.
  • Develop business or financial information systems.
  • Develop technical specifications for systems or equipment.
  • Maintain data in information systems or databases.