Capital Projects Engineer - Fulfillment

Job Description

Job Description

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list. 

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

As a Project Engineer you will drive the design, planning, and hands-on execution of new facility launches, trials of new technologies, and automation retrofits across our rapidly expanding infrastructure. Reporting directly to the Project Management Fulfillment Engineer, you’ll take full ownership of critical capital initiatives, bridging facility design, vendor execution, and operational strategy. This is your opportunity to build physical infrastructure from the ground up and shape how automated systems scale alongside our unstoppable ecommerce growth!

What is a day in the life of a Project Engineer?

• Lead new site design projects from initial concept through execution, ensuring seamlessly integrated facility layouts and automated systems.

• Develop and maintain precise AutoCAD facility drawings, layouts, and design documentation for new builds, expansions, and retrofits.

• Manage capital planning processes, including pulling together vendor cost estimates, budget development, ROI analyses, and project prioritization.

• Direct end-to-end project management for automation and facility projects (e.g., conveying, material handling, and package sorting systems), ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.

• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders across 20–30 internal/external groups, persuading teams to meet aggressive milestones and budget targets.

• Conduct engineering analyses and process redesigns to identify and implement continuous operational efficiency improvements.

• Travel up to 25% (with potential peak travel during major site buildouts) to manage on-site commissioning and construction across national fulfillment hubs.

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Education & Experience: B.S. in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or related field) with 3+ years of project management experience on large-scale capital or facilities projects.

• Design Tools: Proficiency in AutoCAD for facility layouts and design documentation is required.

• Technical Mastery: Strong background in warehouse, logistics, or industrial design, including familiarity with automation systems (conveyors, sorters, material handling equipment).

• Data & AI Analytics: Highly fluent in Microsoft Excel for complex data analysis, building analytical models, and leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude) to streamline operations.

• Stakeholder Influence: Ability to manage cross-functional teams and external partners without direct authority to drive project accountability.

• Flexibility & Mobility: Comfortable with ambiguity, an outcomes-driven mindset, and willingness to travel ~25% as site deployment schedules require.

What does high performance look like?

• Project Completion & Execution: Delivers capital facilities and retrofits on time and within budget through meticulous risk management, clear timeline tracking, and proactive troubleshooting.

• Project Completion & Execution: Produces accurate, high-quality AutoCAD layouts, cost estimates, and technical specifications that pass executive and leadership reviews with minimal friction.

• Team Impact & 'Team of Doers': Demonstrates extreme autonomy by solving appropriate fires independently before escalating to leadership.

• Team Impact & 'Team of Doers': Effectively builds rapport across distinct teams (facilities, maintenance, finance, vendors) to maintain alignment and high energy across complex project lifecycles.

What is my potential for career growth?

• Ownership of high-visibility, multi-million dollar capital expansion projects across key global logistical hubs.

• Clear pathway toward senior engineering and project leadership roles as Pattern scales its physical infrastructure footprint.

• High exposure to executive leadership through direct presentation of capital investment plans, financial analyses, and site designs.

• Cross-functional cross-skilling by collaborating closely with specialized maintenance managers, finance executives, and engineering leaders.

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?

• First 30 Days: Onboard onto Pattern's engineering tools and operational workflows; build relationships with key maintenance and facilities partners; gain deep familiarity with active site plans and upcoming expansion schedules (e.g., major upcoming facility launches).

• First 60 Days: Take co-ownership of an active site project or technology retrofit; independently manage AutoCAD layout updates; interface directly with equipment vendors on cost estimations and delivery timelines.

• First 90 Days: Fully own specific project deliverables and site launch milestones; deliver accurate ROI and cost analyses independently; manage on-site deployment activities with minimal leadership supervision.

What is the team like?

This role reports directly to the Project Management Fulfillment Engineer . You will be joining a growing team of dedicated reliability, maintenance, and engineering professionals. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Facilities Maintenance Managers , Maintenance Engineers , and Vendor Partners , as well as other departments including Finance , Logistics , and Operations . This position is mentored by the VP of Reverse Logistics and Facilities .

Sounds great! What’s the company culture?

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers - A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.

• Data Fanatics - A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.

• Partner Obsessed - An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations, and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.

• Team of Doers - Someone who is a part of a team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

1. Recruiter Phone Interview

2. Hiring Manager Video Interview

3. Panel Video Interview / Topgrading Interview

4. Reference Checks

5. Executive Review & Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

Strong Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with FlexSim simulation software.

• Ability to write Excel Macros/VBA for automated engineering data processing.

• Financial modeling experience, specifically conducting financial ROI analyses for capital expenditures.

• Prior background in e-commerce fulfillment center launches or conveyor/sortation system commissioning.

Interview Tips:

• Highlight instances where you managed a complex project with multiple third-party vendors and delivered results without direct structural authority.

• Come prepared with concrete examples of facility layouts or automation problems you solved using data and AutoCAD modeling.

• Emphasize your adaptability, proactive problem-solving mindset, and willingness to travel to project sites during critical commissioning windows.

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

- Unlimited PTO

- Paid Holidays

- Onsite Fitness Center

- Company Paid Life Insurance

- Casual Dress Code

- Competitive Pay

- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

- 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred. 

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.