Technical Lab Manager Robotics R&D, Frontier AI & Robotics

Join our Frontier AI & Robotics team to lead the hardware integration of next-generation robotic systems that will transform how robots perceive and interact with the world. Youll take ownership of critical hardware components from advanced actuators to precision sensors ensuring they work seamlessly together to support breakthrough AI research and real-world deployment.

Key job responsibilities
- Prototype Lab Leadership Lead & develop a cross-functional technician team supporting robotic prototype hardware; own daily priorities team KPIs and risk communication to FAR leadership. Serve as the technical escalation point for the lab.

- Assembly Integration & DFx ownership Assemble & integrate robotic hardware (actuators sensors vision machined components). Build assembly processes and test protocols with hardware engineering. Drive DFM/DFA feedback and own simple mechanical/electrical design tasks lead integration/debug and partner with engineers to optimize manufacturability and testability.

- Own R&D prototype test & validation Validate hardware revisions verify mechanical assemblies power sequencing comms interfaces and peripherals during bring-up.

- Build a strong debugging & failure analysis function Troubleshoot & root-cause across the full robot platform (power compute comms actuators sensors); hands-on for complex issues directing the team on routine ones. Conduct failure analysis from component to system level using oscilloscopes logic analyzers and multimeters; train technicians on diagnostic techniques. Reproduce critical failures interpret schematics and bridge communication between the lab and engineering teams.

- Own lab technical documentation Own documentation & quality - author runbooks FA reports assembly guides and troubleshooting guides; mentor the team to maintain consistent standards.

- Own mechanical design for the lab Own mechanical design technician output. Oversee technicians performing simple R&D design tasks and test fixture design ensuring quality and alignment with engineering priorities.

- Manage prototyping lab operations oversee machine shop capabilities and quality equipment/inventory vendor coordination and safety/regulatory compliance.

- Build additional lab capabilities develop test methodologies design jigs/fixtures implement HIL testing and streamline failure-to-resolution workflows.

A day in the life
Your focus centers on the hardware that powers our advanced robotic platforms. Youll lead a strong robotics technician and lab engineering team to support high degrees of freedom (DoF) robotic hardware prototype assembly and validation. Your team will be responsible for building debugging and validating prototype hardware critical component and assembly quality assessments providing DFM/DFA feedback to engineers and designing test jigs and test set-ups. Youll manage responsibilities like quality inspections of incoming parts one-on-ones with technicians and coordinating machine shop operations. Throughout the day you balance leading your team through complex assemblies and integration testing while also handling urgent prototyping requests documentation updates and planning for upcoming milestones. Youre switching between working at the bench alongside your technicians collaborating in design reviews with engineers and ensuring lab safety and equipment maintenance.

About the team
At Frontier AI & Robotics were not just advancing robotics were reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through frontier foundation models and end-to-end learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex real-world scenarios.

What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazons computational infrastructure and rich real-world datasets to train and deploy state-of-the-art foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence from multimodal perception using images videos and sensor data to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse real-world scenarios. Were building systems that dont just work in the lab but scale to meet the demands of Amazons global operations.

Join us if youre excited about pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotics working with world-class researchers and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.

- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Robotics Mechatronics or related technical field
- 7 years of hands-on experience with robotic systems integration including actuators sensors (force/torque IMUs encoders) and embedded systems
- 3 years of experience leading and mentoring technical teams in laboratory or prototype development environments
- Proficiency with hardware troubleshooting and root cause analysis using diagnostic equipment (oscilloscopes logic analyzers multimeters signal analyzers)
- Deep understanding of electromechanical systems including power distribution communication buses (CAN EtherCAT RS-485) and sensor integration
- Proven track record developing assembly procedures test protocols and technical documentation for prototype hardware
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics mechanical drawings and system architecture diagrams

- 10 years of experience in robotics hardware development hardware integration or related work within advanced robotic systems research institutions or high-performance engineering environments
- Extensive experience designing integrating and troubleshooting high degree of freedom robotic systems including actuators force/torque sensors inertial measurement units encoders vision systems and associated control hardware
- Operational experience with robotic control systems including performance monitoring hardware health diagnostics and data-driven analysis of robotic system behavior during testing and deployment
- Hands-on experience in robotics labs hardware test facilities or hardware integration environments including familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop testing methodologies and robotic system acceptance test procedures
- Proven track record fostering a culture of innovation quality and continuous improvement within technical teams

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