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Lead Design Engineer Supply Chain Design & Automation Engineering (Minneapolis)

Target
Minneapolis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Mar 2026
💰 $171,000/yr($95,000/yr$171,000/yr)

About the role

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us:

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.

Target is an iconic brand, a Fortune 500 company and one of America’s leading retailers.  We are on a journey to transform our internal supply chain, an expansive network of distribution and fulfillment centers, into a world-class, high speed, maximum throughput, omni-channel replenishment and last mile delivery e-commerce enterprise.  Where ever and whenever our Guests choose to shop Target, the Global Supply Chain & Logistics team is committed to ensuring that the products our Guests need will always be available in our stores or online delivered on time, every time. 

 
The Lead Design Engineer working on the Design & Automation Engineering team will design and project manage world-class supply chain automation projects that will result in an enhanced Target Guest experience by increasing the speed and accuracy of processing of goods through the internal supply chain.  This position will report to the Director of Design Engineering. The  Design Team owns supply chain projects from concept through production of engineering deliverables for implementation.   Design projects range from workstations to system modules and entire buildings and new building sites. The Lead Design Engineer will partner with multiple internal teams and external suppliers and consultants to generate options, formalize designs, support & defend designs for capital approval, and complete firm engineering deliverables to produce required documentation for execution This position will mentor,  coach and supervise work of junior level Engineers and peer team members.   

 
Key Responsibilities  Lead Design Engineer: 

  • Ensure Safety in design for all GSCL (Global Supply Chain & Logistics) design scope projects 

  • Lead design on multiple concurrent Greenfield and Brownfield level projects 

  • Employ material flow design criteria and facility layout design processes 

  • Analyze business & operations requirements to generate supply chain automation concepts

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