Robotics and Actuation Development Senior Manager Applied Automation

The Amazon Robotics team is seeking technical leaders to spearhead the development of elegant and innovative robotic and actuation solutions for the Amazon Fulfillment network.

The Amazon Robotics team builds highperformance realtime robotic systems that can perceive learn and act intelligently alongside humans at Amazon scale. Our mission is to enable robots to interact safely efficiently and fluently with the clutter and uncertainty of realworld fulfillment centers. We hire and develop subject matter experts in robotics.

We are seeking handson Hardware Development Manager to spearhead a growing team to define and implement creative architectural solutions to robotic motion and actuation problems in hardware. You will be deep in design build and test cycles. A successful candidate has excellent technical depth great communication skills and a drive to achieve results in a team environment.

You should enjoy the process of solving realworld problems in hardware and controls that havent been solved at scale anywhere before. We can provide you the opportunity to significantly impact the lives of millions of consumers with your solutions.


Key job responsibilities
Develop and deliver hardware solutions to robotic motion and actuation problems for the Amazon Fulfillment network.

You will spearhead and grow an integrated technical team capable of delivering novel hardware and controls solutions at scale.
You will prioritize being a great people manager: motivating rewarding and coaching your diverse team is the most important part of this role. You will recruit and retain top talent.
You will keep your technical skills current to provide technical leadership throughout the development deployment and support life cycle for hardware and controls products.
You will regularly take part in deepdive troubleshooting exercises and drive technical postmortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
You will set a vision for your team and create product roadmaps. Help your team sort out technical and product requirements and priorities. You will use project management skills to deliver product roadmap items and other crossteam projects.
You will work with Supply Chain and Quality organizations as well as vendors to ensure smooth production and deliver automation solutions at scale.

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

About the team
This position will manage a team of hardware and controls engineers primarily located near Boston MA USA. This team is part of Amazon Robotics Applied Automation team which has sites across Boston MA Seattle WA and Toronto ON.

Graduate degree in Robotics or Mechanical Engineering.

10 years of technical and management experience in development of robotics and automation hardware and controls.
Experience partnering with product OR program management teams
5 years of people management experience managing engineers
5 years of experience working with robotic system developers and component suppliers



A portfolio of work demonstrating creative and elegant robotics and automation solutions implemented in hardware.
Experience developing technical leaders in robotics and automation.
Strong network of connections at robotics vendors suppliers integrators and fabricators

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $161700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.