Senior Systems EngineerArchitect Amazon Robotics

Are you inspired by invention Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture Answer yes to these questions and youll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve realworld challenges that will transform our customers experiences in ways we cant imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and partnership you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding fulfilling and fun.

The Manipulation Robotics group develops robotic material handling products that increase the safety and efficiency of our fulfillment operations. Our products are deployed across the Amazon Fulfillment Network automating material flow to reduce operational costs increase throughput and enable consistent quality. Our workcells are integrated into broader solutions for storage packaging sortation and transportation of items and packages. The Team consists of engineers and scientists tasked with new product introduction from early technology exploration to largescale deployed systems.

Amazon Robotics is seeking a Senior Interdisciplinary Systems Engineer to join a dynamic team that provides leadership for concept development architecture and design of robotics systems and industrial equipment. In this role you will:
Define expand and explore the design space for complex multidisciplinary robotics and automation problems
Identify and analyze the crossfunctional tradeoffs between design alternatives including impact on performance schedule cost risk complexity and scale
Break down and frame problems using conops use cases structural/functional decompositions and other system representations to clarify needs and align technical teams
Identify design choices to ensure our products are safe reliable and usable and can be deployed and supported at Amazon scale
Build quantitative models and analyses (Excel MATLAB Python internal tools) to conduct trade studies refine requirements and understand key system drivers across the integrated systems of systems
Perform technical risk assessments (such as TRL Gap Analysis FMEDA HARA etc. devise mitigation plans and create system test strategies
Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies and plans in support of program learning technical risk reduction verification and validation
Drive and prioritize of system test campaigns that span lab and field testing environments in partnership with subsystem development and test teams (test readiness reviews test posttest analysis and reporting)
Mentor junior engineers in engineering best practices and participate in hiring of new team members

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

North Reading MA USA Westborough MA USA



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 with eliciting and clarifying business and end user needs and linking those needs to system concepts requirements and designs
Experience leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g. hardware engineering software engineering program management)
Experience identifying and analyzing dependencies tradeoffs and sensitivities across multidisciplinary systems
BS or equivalent in Electrical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Operations Research Mathematics Physics or another STEM discipline
8 years of experience


Depth in one or more relevant domains: Industrial Automation Robotic Vehicles/Manipulation Autonomy Perception and Controls
Experience with industrial robotics and automated material handling solutions
Experience with developing safetycritical systems and supporting related regulatory compliance needs
Experience with warehouse logistics applications
Experience developing and supporting hardware/software systems across the product life cycle
Experience with scalable production systems
Experience with machine learning systems





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