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Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want we will find the means to deliver it.
As a result of continued growth our Technology Deployment Systems Integration team is now searching for an innovative and solutionsoriented Systems Development Engineer to be a part of our global initiative of developing and delivering the next generation of worldclass fulfillment systems through the use of advanced technology.
Successful candidates are natural selfstarters who have prior engineering experience in the integrated automation project life cycle including design development implementation enhancement and support.
System Development Engineers (SysDEs) will be part of a new product/technology development cycle and responsible for successful delivery of equipment for further testing and evaluation. You will serve as a liaison between Fulfillment Center Operations (our customer) and product development engineers.
This role will require the ability to build relationships across a crossfunctional team and capture and synthesize the voice of the customer. Your primary goal is to own the development and improvement of the deployment process validating and testing processes through lab and field activities. You will integrate deploy and troubleshoot solutions for new advanced technology systems iterating and providing feedback to internal and external partners with each opportunity.
As an Amazonian you are able guide the implementation and delivery of complex system designs and advanced technology in ambiguous and complex problem spaces. You integrate systems for safety security stability and efficiency. You participate in the full system development life cycle working within broadly defined parameters including test plan and solution quality needs.
You must be responsive flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative environment. Amazons culture encourages innovation and expects engineers to take a highlevel of ownership in solving complex problems.
Come help us make history!
Key job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities:
The following roles and responsibilities are required for a successful Systems Development Engineer:
* Support the installation of complex crossfunctional projects with considerable impact. Projects may span organizations or geographies in support of business goals.
* Work with internal and external engineering teams to successfully deliver crossfunctional projects that are of a highquality (e.g. ontime onbudget maintainable lowdefects etc..
* Contribute to project priorities establishing milestones and driving schedules to meet a deadline. Establish capture and present KPI metrics to evaluate success and failure of project.
* Responsible to deep dive technical solutions that encompass advanced technology applications conveyor hardware selection material handling integration and commissioning content and expectations.
* Participate in design reviews and support efforts between internal teams and outside vendors including equipment specifications material flow process design and site layout.
* Communicate project status effectively answer project questions in detail and regularly produce clear and concise summaries for the projects you own to your program management team.
* Capture and synthesize the Voice of Customer (VoC) for all new product introductions and leverage this information to prioritize system defects and influence the triage efforts with Product Development teams applying lessons learned to enable acceleration and deployment scale.
* Build strong working relationships with Fulfillment Center/Sort Center managementand their operations teams across multiple sites as well as their Facilities Finance Safety Process Engineers and other business stakeholders.
* Identify process improvement initiatives in support of operations deployment or engineering teams within a geographic node.
* Develop crossfunctional knowledge of Operations and Engineering team systems processes procedures and tools.
* Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate highquality costeffective solutions with quick turnaround.
* Travel up to 75 throughout North America which can vary based on peak seasons.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular fulltime employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!
Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C C# Java Python Golang PowerShell Ruby
Experience with Linux/Unix
3 years control system experience including PLC/IPC based controls design development implementation and support. E.g. Allen Bradley Siemens and CODESYS systems
Experience with the designs of complex automated material handling equipment packaging technologies or systems including robotics (FANUC ABB UR) and highspeed manufacturing.
Experience working technical documentation such as flow diagrams conveyor and equipment layouts and installation details
Demonstrated understanding of lifecycle embedded systems development including hardware (circuit and logic designs PLCs) software (embedded operating systems and programming) testing and implementation.
Experience in testing and implementing software (embedded operating systems and programming).
Experience in industrial networking and communications including topology design and familiarity with TCP/IP and Fieldbus applications.
Experience with 3phase electrical systems
Demonstrated ability to go beyond specialization and combine controls and software systems engineering skills to implement new solutions at the organizational or architectural level
Masters degree in Engineering Operations Business Administration or a related STEM field.
Operations Management/Distribution Center experience.
Exposure to Six Sigma Lean manufacturing efforts transportation/logistics and/or fulfillment/distribution centers.
Direct management or responsibility for material handling automation or technical projects.
Proven technical leadership for engineering projects or programs.
Demonstrated design and/or implementation experience with integrated automation solutions such as material handling systems highspeed packaging lines or manufacturing lines.
Experience working in an Agile environment using the Scrum methodology
Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle including coding standards software architectures code reviews source control management continuous deployments testing and operational excellence
Experience developing webbased applications using AWS services (e.g. Kinesis DynamoDB Lambda AppSync Step Functions)
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