Robotics Control Engineer, Amazon Robotics

Do you want to create worldwide impact in robotics while solving challenges at the edge of robotics research Our team in Amazon Robotics 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. Our solutions enable robots to learn from their own experiences from each other and from humans to build intelligence that feeds itself.

We are seeking an experienced Robotics Control Engineer to join our team. In this role you will leverage your experience and insights gained from delivering systems to help lead us in developing products that are both innovative and scalable. Working with a worldclass team of experts in motion planning control theory computer vision machine learning and robotic hardware design you will apply the latest research trends to tackle complex realworld challenges. Together we aim to achieve highimpact algorithmic advancements in areas such as closedloop control robotic grasping and manipulation in highcontact environments each of which carries significant value for our current and future fulfillment networks.


Key job responsibilities
Design simplify and continuously improve system controls architecture including machine control code networking electrical design and safety design
Develop controls code utilizing structured text on Codesys platforms
Identify and implement system optimizations
Work closely with hardware and software engineering team members to drive scalable realtime implementations
Partner closely with hardware engineering team members on developing systems from prototyping to production level
Launch test and debug our systems both in the lab and in the field
Develop tools and best practices for system monitoring and troubleshooting including HMI development.
Work with stakeholders across hardware science and operations teams to iterate on systems design and implementation
Contribute to value engineering of the systems electrical and controls hardware components

BS / MS Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar field)
Experience with design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Experience with programming with at least one software programming language
Experience with developing production motion control systems for robotics or industrial automation
Experience with C CodeSys AllenBradley PLCs Siemens PLCs or similar
Demonstrated experience with IEC standards (eg IEC 611313) for programming controls for robotics
Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking storage operating systems)
Demonstrated experience with Functional Safety standards
Solid debugging skills and the ability to diagnose and solve difficult problems
Dedication to rigorous testing practices and design process flows

Experience with interdisciplinary developments that involve hardware software and algorithm codesign.
Experience in one or more relevant technical areas: robotics sensors realtime systems embedded systems distributed systems simulation highperformance scientific computing or building infrastructure for engineering/science users.
Expertise building and testing realtime systems.
Experience supporting largescale infrastructure and tool development for scientific/engineering users.
Demonstrated experience incubating and productionizing new technology from idea generation through implementation.
Experience in professional software development.

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