Amazon is building the next generation software hardware and processes that will run the global network of fulfillment centers that move many millions of units of inventory and ensure that customers get what they want when we promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the delivery of products and packages which includes building custom hardware and applying robotics autonomy supply chain optimization machine learning manipulation image processing and realtime data processing using distributed systems.
The WW Technology Deployment org is seeking a talented and solutionsoriented NPI engineer to contribute to delivering transformational innovation to the business. You will be part of a team with the mission to ensure that robotics technologies maturing through the development pipeline are vetted and tested to identify and resolve issues upstream before deployments at scale.
Key job responsibilities
This role is a key part of a technical team with the following responsibilities:
Participate in strategic Deployment Readiness projects with significant technical depth and breadth;
Proactively engage and interface with field deployment and hardware design teams to bridge the gap in product design and deployability;
Define deployment metrics
Validate and provide feedbacks to deployment models; contribute to the development of practical modeling and analysis tools
Leverage the lab to conduct indepth and controlled experimentations to improve deployment rate efficiency and scalability; drive fastpaced development cycles
Conduct field trials collect and analyze data to measure deployment process performance and evaluate scalability; identify bottlenecks in deployment processes
Propose validate and document best practices;
Troubleshoot equipment and process issues;
Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards;
System design implementation and integration
A day in the life
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7 years relevant experience in engineering with at least one position in team leadership roles
Familiarity with one or more programming languages (e.g. python Matlabs);
Experience with systems testing and validation including endtoend system integration;
Ability to learn quickly and prioritize complex workstreams;
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience in deploying large scale robotics solutions;
Handson experience with prototyping and hardware design;
Process Optimization experience ie. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Experience with lab experimentation;
Advanced degree (Masters/PhD) in science & engineering disciplines
Experience with supply chain management and industrial material movements
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