Senior Optical Engineer, Just Walk Out Stores

As part of the AWS Solutions organization we have a vision to provide business applications leveraging Amazons unique experience and expertise that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazons real-world experience to build opinionated turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer-centric company and we are just getting started. We are looking for people who want to join an ambitious team that continues to push the state of the art in computer vision machine learning distributed systems and hardware design.

As an Optical Engineer you will help invent the future by conceiving designing and developing innovative consumer products which utilize machine learning and deep neural net algorithms where optics play a central role. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team to drive key aspects of camera imaging architecture definition execution test and delivery. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast paced start-up like environment and are highly motivated responsive collaborative and detail oriented while delivering to the highest standards

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include
- Serve as the technical lead for designing and developing optical sensing systems such as RGB and IR cameras
- Design imaging and illumination solutions for computer vision applications
- Take the design from concept to prototype and production deployment
- Work with cross-functional team to draft component specification and lead design reviews
- Perform hands-on bring-up testing and troubleshooting of optics ISP and related HW/SW stack

A day in the life
Daily activities can be highly varied. For some projects you might be specifying procuring samples of testing or designing custom camera modules. In architectural phases youll be working with other OEs and disciplines to define custom optical hardware with cameras illumination sources filtering methods and system integration that meet hardware requirements and delight customers through seemingly magical performance. Youll manage vendors for off the shelf or custom hardware and interface with manufacturers to define test systems and limits for high-volume high-yield assembly of devices from your designs. Youll interact with other disciplines- electrical mechanical and test engineering to align on decisions and drive innovation.

About the team
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The Just Walk Out hardware team (Argon) develops the hardware and firmware that enable our sensor vision and RF solutions that enable the frictionless shopping experience in our cashierless stores. We are a group of many engineering disciplines all working together closely to ideate prototype mature and launch into high volume production custom hardware products.

- BS in Engineering Physics Optics or equivalent.

- Experience in camera module design or custom integration of off-the shelf camera sensors lenses and filters into a module meeting specific requirements.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on 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.