Sr. Embedded Engineer, Amazon Robotics

Join a group of the brightest engineers to develop next generation of Amazon"s world class robotics and robotics safety systems. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to rapidly bring to life ground breaking ideas to full scale production devices that are trusted by thousands of associates at Amazon"s facilities around the world.

We hire the world's brightest minds and offer them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers. We want people who will help share and shape our mission to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Amazon's evolution and success is driven by the spirit of invention that's part of our DNA. We do this daily by solving complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity.

If you're passionate about safety and performance and have an interest in robotics systems, then we'd like to talk to you about becoming part of an organization with global impact on millions of customers.

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate is enthusiastic and passionate about building the right solutions for our customers and willing to work with other teams to ensure that our product will meet Amazon-scale while simultaneously raising the bar for associate"s safety. They will:

• Develop and maintain both safety and non-safety rated systems used in quite possibly the world's largest autonomous robot fleet.
• Learn and master multiple components including networking/wifi, security, and a variety of sensors.
• Participate in the architecture of these complex systems and collaborate with coworkers to realize the teams goals.
• Provide feedback in the peer review process as well as effectively communicate with technical leadership.
• Create solutions that strike the balance between world class performance and world class safety. When asked "which one comes first?" we need to find out how to do both!

A day in the life

As an Embedded Software Engineer at Amazon Robotics you will work with cross functional teams in order to develop, test, and debug both our safety and non-safety rated robotic systems. The development process will involve the participating in the design process, analysis of any potential safety hazards, and implementation of new products and features. Testing efforts involve either writing automated tests to vet the newly created features or live testing to debug and root cause issues.

In addition to normal development and testing responsibilities, software engineers are occasionally involved in live debugging our systems at Fulfillment centers.

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, we"d still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

The firmware team is a comprised of super-smart doers who work passionately to apply the latest technological advances in robotics and embedded software to solve real-world challenges.

We take our responsibility for safety seriously but strive to produce the right product that also gives us the performance we need.

We pay attention to the details so others don"t have to and strive to make systems that are natural and intuitive to use so that safety doesn"t need a second thought.