Robotics Systems Engineer I

Amazon.com Inc

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acceptance Testing, Accounts Receivable, Automation, Computer Engineering, Construction, Construction Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Control Engineering, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, DNA, Documentation Standards, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Systems, Identify Issues, Improvement Metrics, Industrial Robotics, Large-Scale Systems, Mentoring, Network Configuration Management, Network Software, Network Systems, Operational Improvement, Order/Customer Fulfillment, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Design, Product Safety, Product Strategy, Project Execution, Project Planning, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Robotics, Robotics Software, Safety/Work Safety, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Standards Development, Supply Chain, Systems Engineering, Team Player, Technical Analysis, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical/Engineering Design, Time Management, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Join Amazons Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovations (RDPI) Technology Deployment team within Amazon Robotics (AR) organization to deploy innovative industrial robotics across North Americas fulfillment network.

In RDPI, we have the unique role and privilege of deploying leading edge industrial robotics and customer fulfillment technologies across the North America Stores operations. We raise the bar on the speed, quality and cost of deploying industrial technologies at scale across North America, functioning as the field team who plan, execute and launch the technologies that our internal design and product strategy partners in RDPI develop.

As a Systems Engineer in RDPI, you will be overseeing large scale project planning, installation, and launch of industrial automation technologies across Amazons growing Stores network. This field engineering position demands strong technical skills for deploying robotic equipment, including mechanical and electrical systems, network configurations, and software coordination. The ideal candidate has experience with complex electro-mechanical and network systems, large scale installations, and system troubleshooting. You will work with cross-functional partners across the Amazon Fulfillment Technology & Robotics engineering, safety, product strategy, software, supply chain, third-party installers, contracted deployment engineers, construction teams, and internal operations customer teams, functioning as the lead on-site project manager to provide technical oversight on installation Amazon-designed automation equipment.

This Systems Engineer position is an individual contributor role, influencing and leading stakeholders from planning through go-live of each project. Project durations vary from a few days to several months each. This is a travel-based role and you will be expected to travel to meet the requirements of your projects across North America, upwards of 75% or more.

Relocation to Amazon Corporate offices in Seattle, Boston, or Austin will be required for the role.

Key job responsibilities

As a Systems Engineer I, a candidate will typically own multiple simultaneous deployments of a single technology across multiple sites or oversee multi-technology deployments within a single site; delivering within documented standards. This role requires a balance of experience both in working with high-complexity industrial technologies, with complex, multi-dependency project management. The ideal candidate is proactive and takes independent initiative in improving system performance and handling end-to-end deployment. In parallel to the execution, candidates will be responsible for driving continuous improvement ideas into both the deployment cycle time (safety, quality and productivity), and will be responsible for sharing engineering design improvements feedback to the hardware engineering and product teams, to simplify the installation. This role will require the ability to build relationships and capture and synthesize the voice of the customer.

  • You will manage the tactical deployment of large scale industrial automation technologies, ranging in technical complexity and product maturity from early alpha/beta to mature Generally Available.
  • You will own the tactical execution (onsite coordination of installation and acceptance testing) to achieve the target "go-live" date for each project assigned; delivering independently.
  • You will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams to convert technical requirements into refined deployment execution documents (schedules, Standard Operating Procedures, dependencies, etc.).
  • You will improve operational metrics and team processes through automation and optimization.
  • You will independently resolve difficult technical problems during deployment, considering operational burden and making appropriate trade-offs between time, quality, and resources.
  • You will create and improve standard work documents and operational guidebooks, and work towards automating or improving team processes.
  • You will influence internal and partner teams towards meeting team level goals.
  • You will develop subject matter expertise in one or more deployment domains.
  • You will mentor junior engineers and participate in technical assessment.
  • You will drive operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.

A day in the life

In this role you will be focused on execution of end-to-end deployment and manage technical ambiguity around integration of workcells in fulfillment centers. On a daily basis you will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, construction teams, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams, to ensure a safe, on time, high quality product is delivered to the internal customer. You will travel to your project sites, collaborate both virtually and in person, to ensure all business stakeholders are aligned on program status. You will manage the day-to-day project execution, and work on continuous improvement activities to improve deployment execution first pass yield. You will work with senior engineers and your manager to develop technical depth and begin building strategic thinking skills for future growth.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. 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!

About the team

Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and youll fit right in here at Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovation (RDPI) within Amazon Robotics (AR). We are a smart, collaborative team of enthusiastic doers that work passionately to apply innovative advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers experiences in ways we cant even image yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are RDPI and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.

RDPI Tech Deployment are missioned with enabling the delivery of large scale automation technologies designed and manufactured by Amazon. The team is multi-disciplinary, and consists of Field Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineering, Design for Deployment, Product Single Threaded Leaders, and a Program Management Office team, who collaborate on enabling the delivery of new technologies and packaging solutions that delight our customers, and improve the safety, quality and costs within the Amazon fulfillment processes. The team is geographically located across four North America hub locations. The work we deliver directly impact high priority goals set each year to our most senior leadership at Amazon.

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles