Manipulation Robotics Embedded SDE

Join the brightest minds in robotics developing the next generation of manipulation robots!

This fast-moving team is creating a game changing new product for accelerating robotics. it has a strong ownership culture and the urgency of a team that knows its building something that hasnt been done before.

Youll own the embedded software organization for a product that is a critical priority for Amazon Robotics and youll be expected to move fast make selections with incomplete information and raise the bar continuously. Youll have the autonomy to shape the technical direction the accountability to deliver it and the resources of Amazon behind you.

About the Role
Join the brightest minds in robotics developing the next generation of manipulation robots! You will be part of a multidisciplinary team - a startup within Amazon - breaking new ground in how robots are designed built and operated at scale. We hire smart and effective engineers and offer them a partner-oriented environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers. We do this daily by solving complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity.

As a part of the embedded team youll build advanced control systems for manipulation robots. The stack includes custom hardware embedded Linux Computer Vision Motor Control WiFi Safety IO Protocols for attached devices and more. You will partner closely with scientists to design and implement modern controls algorithms. The software you create will be deployed at Amazon scale powering large fleets.

Key job responsibilities
This brand new system is a critical priority for the Robotics organization. As a key member you will:
- Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems
- Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms. Validate designs through simulation and real-world testing
- Partner with roboticists and researchers to implement novel capabilities
- Drive system architecture choices that impact the future of Amazons warehouse robotics systems

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!


- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Bachelors/Masters in Robotics Computer Engineering or equivalent
- Experience building systems combining hardware and software especially in robotics automotive telecom or related fields.
- Experience with real time motion control for high DOF systems.
- Understanding of control systems theory

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at MA North Reading - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually