Advanced Robotics Mechanical Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics
Advanced Robotics Mechanical Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics
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30-08-2025
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$ 105600 - 185000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
30-08-2025
Job Description
About the Role:
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for building complex robotic systems from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone with a deep understanding of structural and electromechanical design who thrives in hands-on environments and has experience taking high-performance robots from concept to production.
You will work on the mechanical architecture of advanced robotics platforms including high degree-of-freedom systems where considerations such as actuator selection thermal constraints cabling sensing integration and manufacturability are critical. This is a cross-disciplinary role requiring close collaboration with electrical software and AI research teams.
Required Qualifications:
* Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics or a related discipline.
* 3 years in designing mechanical systems for robotics or complex electromechanical products.
* Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (e.g. SolidWorks OnShape or equivalent).
* Significant hands-on experience building prototypes integrating hardware and troubleshooting mechanical/electromechanical issues.
* Deep understanding of actuator and motor selection for complex robotic applications including sizing for torque speed and thermal performance.
* Experience with wire/cable harness design and routing in compact mechanical systems.
* Familiarity with integrating sensing and compute elements into mechanical designs.
* Solid knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and exposure to volume production (50 units).
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working on robotic manipulators or high-DOF electromechanical systems.
* Exposure to designing testing and validation for compliance (design for safety) and environmental factors (thermal vibration ingress protection etc.).
* Experience with structural analysis practices and tools (e.g. FEA/Ansys) thermal analysis and material selection.
* Basic familiarity with controls or embedded system concepts for integrated design work.
* Experience with formal engineering documentation and design review processes in a corporate R&D setting.
What You Bring:
* A systems-thinking mindset with a strong grasp of cross-domain engineering tradeoffs.
* A bias toward action: comfortable building testing and iterating rapidly.
* A collaborative and communicative working style especially in multi-disciplinary research environments.
* A passion for robotics and advancing the state of the art in intelligent capable machines.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead mechanical design of robotic subsystems and full platforms including structures joints enclosures and mechanisms for a research environment.
* Specify and integrate actuators and motors for high-torque density applications in high-degree-of-freedom systems.
* Design and route cabling and wire harnesses ensuring reliability serviceability and thermal/electrical integrity.
* Contribute to thermal management strategies for motors sensors and embedded compute hardware.
* Integrate sensors such as lidar stereo cameras IMUs tactile sensors and compute modules into compact functional assemblies.
* Prototype and test mechanical systems; support hands-on builds debug sessions and field testing.
* Conduct root cause analysis on system-level failures or performance issues and implement design improvements.
* Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles to transition prototypes into scalable builds (10s100s of units).
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams in electrical engineering controls perception and research to meet research and product goals.
About the team
Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR) is the team at Amazon building the next generation of embodied intelligence. FAR drives the development and implementation of advanced AI models within Amazons operations that enable robots to see reason and act on the world around them supporting a number of different warehouse automation tasks.
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 3 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- * Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics or a related discipline.
- * 3 years of experience designing mechanical systems for robotics or complex electromechanical products.
- * Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (e.g. SolidWorks OnShape or equivalent).
- * Significant hands-on experience building prototypes integrating hardware and troubleshooting mechanical/electromechanical issues.
- * Solid knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and exposure to volume production (50 units).
- * Experience working on robotic manipulators or high-DOF electromechanical systems.
- * Exposure to designing testing and validation for compliance (design for safety) and environmental factors (thermal vibration ingress protection etc.).
- * Experience with structural analysis practices and tools (e.g. FEA/Ansys) thermal analysis and material selection.
- * Basic familiarity with controls or embedded system concepts for integrated design work.
- * Experience with formal engineering documentation and design review processes in a corporate R&D setting.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/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.
We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with a passion for building complex robotic systems from the ground up. This role is ideal for someone with a deep understanding of structural and electromechanical design who thrives in hands-on environments and has experience taking high-performance robots from concept to production.
You will work on the mechanical architecture of advanced robotics platforms including high degree-of-freedom systems where considerations such as actuator selection thermal constraints cabling sensing integration and manufacturability are critical. This is a cross-disciplinary role requiring close collaboration with electrical software and AI research teams.
Required Qualifications:
* Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics or a related discipline.
* 3 years in designing mechanical systems for robotics or complex electromechanical products.
* Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (e.g. SolidWorks OnShape or equivalent).
* Significant hands-on experience building prototypes integrating hardware and troubleshooting mechanical/electromechanical issues.
* Deep understanding of actuator and motor selection for complex robotic applications including sizing for torque speed and thermal performance.
* Experience with wire/cable harness design and routing in compact mechanical systems.
* Familiarity with integrating sensing and compute elements into mechanical designs.
* Solid knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and exposure to volume production (50 units).
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working on robotic manipulators or high-DOF electromechanical systems.
* Exposure to designing testing and validation for compliance (design for safety) and environmental factors (thermal vibration ingress protection etc.).
* Experience with structural analysis practices and tools (e.g. FEA/Ansys) thermal analysis and material selection.
* Basic familiarity with controls or embedded system concepts for integrated design work.
* Experience with formal engineering documentation and design review processes in a corporate R&D setting.
What You Bring:
* A systems-thinking mindset with a strong grasp of cross-domain engineering tradeoffs.
* A bias toward action: comfortable building testing and iterating rapidly.
* A collaborative and communicative working style especially in multi-disciplinary research environments.
* A passion for robotics and advancing the state of the art in intelligent capable machines.
Key job responsibilities
* Lead mechanical design of robotic subsystems and full platforms including structures joints enclosures and mechanisms for a research environment.
* Specify and integrate actuators and motors for high-torque density applications in high-degree-of-freedom systems.
* Design and route cabling and wire harnesses ensuring reliability serviceability and thermal/electrical integrity.
* Contribute to thermal management strategies for motors sensors and embedded compute hardware.
* Integrate sensors such as lidar stereo cameras IMUs tactile sensors and compute modules into compact functional assemblies.
* Prototype and test mechanical systems; support hands-on builds debug sessions and field testing.
* Conduct root cause analysis on system-level failures or performance issues and implement design improvements.
* Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles to transition prototypes into scalable builds (10s100s of units).
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams in electrical engineering controls perception and research to meet research and product goals.
About the team
Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR) is the team at Amazon building the next generation of embodied intelligence. FAR drives the development and implementation of advanced AI models within Amazons operations that enable robots to see reason and act on the world around them supporting a number of different warehouse automation tasks.
- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 3 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- * Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics or a related discipline.
- * 3 years of experience designing mechanical systems for robotics or complex electromechanical products.
- * Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (e.g. SolidWorks OnShape or equivalent).
- * Significant hands-on experience building prototypes integrating hardware and troubleshooting mechanical/electromechanical issues.
- * Solid knowledge of DFM/DFA principles and exposure to volume production (50 units).
- * Experience working on robotic manipulators or high-DOF electromechanical systems.
- * Exposure to designing testing and validation for compliance (design for safety) and environmental factors (thermal vibration ingress protection etc.).
- * Experience with structural analysis practices and tools (e.g. FEA/Ansys) thermal analysis and material selection.
- * Basic familiarity with controls or embedded system concepts for integrated design work.
- * Experience with formal engineering documentation and design review processes in a corporate R&D setting.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/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.
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