Controls System Engineer, AMZL JP Engineering

The Japan Amazon Logistics (AMZL) team is seeking a Control Systems Engineer who is experienced, innovative, hands‑on, and customer‑obsessed to lead the development of control systems for Material Handling Equipment. In this position, you will not only improve the capabilities and quality of existing control systems for mechanical equipment but also implement control systems for newly introduced equipment in collaboration with domestic and international partners, ensuring stable operations. These control systems include network‑connected components, and the successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of both implementation and post‑implementation issues. This includes conducting data analysis when problems occur, collaborating with stakeholder departments including overseas partner teams, and consistently working to deliver high‑quality systems.

% of Time: Description of essential functions

• 40%: Project management, specification development, implementation, and troubleshooting of control systems for new mechanical equipment
• 20%: Improvement analysis, project management, implementation, and troubleshooting of existing mechanical control systems
• 20%: Research, evaluation, and implementation of new control technologies
• 20%: Collaboration with domestic and international teams for project execution, standardization, and development/deployment of best practices

About the team

More Information (Japanese Only)
・Department: Last Mile(AMZL)
・Job: Engineer
・Location: Tokyo Office
・Voice of employee - Last Mile(AMZL) department

Qualifications

• 4+ years of PLC programming experience
• 2+ years of PLC/SCADA integration experience
• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, engineering technology or equivalent, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
• Working proficiency in English and Japanese

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with creating automated alarms, reports and KPI metrics for plant management
• Experience using relational databases (SQL experience)
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays

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