Sr. Hardware Development Engineer , WW Innovation Engineering, AMZL

As a Sr .Hardware Development Engineer in Amazons Last Mile Automation and Robotics group you will lead Design for Excellence (DfX) and Contract Manufacturing (CM) strategies for global robotics technologies. This role focuses on driving cross-functional collaboration setting best practices and ensuring seamless scalability and reliability of hardware across Amazon Last Miles worldwide robotics products. You will influence product design from concept to mass production balancing performance cost manufacturability and customer impact.

Key job responsibilities
Lead DfX Strategy & Best Practices:
- Define and implement DfX frameworks to guide hardware design for manufacturability testability reliability and serviceability across global CM partners.
- Drive cross-team alignment on DfX standards tools and processes to reduce time-to-market and production costs.

Oversee Contract Manufacturing Partnerships:
- Serve as the primary technical liaison between engineering and CM partners ensuring robust design transfer quality control and continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain CM capability matrices risk mitigation plans and supplier performance dashboards.

Architect Scalable Hardware Solutions:
- Design and validate hardware platforms that support high-volume global-scale production while meeting performance safety and compliance requirements.
- Optimize bill-of-materials (BOM) and manufacturing processes for cost quality and sustainability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership:
- Partner with AR (Advanced Robotics) Systems Engineering and Manufacturing teams to align hardware design with system-level requirements and operational constraints.
- Mentor and guide other engineers fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

Root-Cause Analysis & Problem Solving:
- Lead investigations into production defects yield issues and field failures; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Apply data-driven methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma FMEA) to improve product reliability and manufacturability.

Process Improvement & Standardization:
- Identify and drive adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies (e.g. automation AI driven testing) to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Standardize test inspection and packaging processes across CM sites to ensure consistency.

Risk & Compliance Management:
- Ensure all hardware designs comply with international safety regulatory and environmental standards (e.g. CE FCC RoHS).
- Develop risk management frameworks to address design manufacturing and field-service risks.

Technical Roadmap & Innovation:
- Contribute to long-term hardware strategy evaluating emerging technologies and trends to future-proof Amazons robotics portfolio.
- Pilot and champion innovative DfX approaches (e.g. digital twins generative design) to accelerate development cycles.

A day in the life
In this role you will shape the future of Amazons robotics and automation ecosystem. Your leadership will directly impact product quality operational efficiency and customer experience across millions of fulfillment centers worldwide. This is an opportunity to drive transformative innovation while building high-performing teams and enduring partnerships.

About the team
The team is part of the WW Engineering and Innovation organization that is setup to drive innovation across various business units from Middle Mile to Last Mile and is in particular responsible for bringing in new technologies for Last Mile automation.

- Experience in developing functional specifications design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Bachelors degree
- 5 years of hardware development experience
- Experience solving complex hardware engineering problems

- Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects

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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 WA Bellevue - 137300.00 - 185700.00 USD annually