Automation Engineer - PLC & MHE Systems
Amazon Inc.
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Job summary
Amazon in Memphis leads the Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team, maintaining robotics and material handling equipment to ensure fast, accurate delivery. You’ll serve as the site expert for automation systems, diagnose PLC-controlled processes, and collaborate with maintenance and operations to optimize performance.
The role requires a strong foundation in PLC programming and controls, with experience across Siemens/Allen-Bradley/Codesys platforms.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 2+ years PLC/automation experience.
- Flexibility to work weekends, nights, or holidays.
- Experience with PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis in production environments.
- Experience with robotics work cells and control systems.
Responsibilities
- Maintain automation systems critical for operations.
- Troubleshoot PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus).
- Monitor MHE metrics and analyze performance with maintenance/ops teams.
- Provide first-level escalation support for site technicians (local and remote).
- Conduct Building System Assessments to improve material handling performance.
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Job description
Amazon in Memphis leads the Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team, maintaining robotics and material handling equipment to ensure fast, accurate delivery. You’ll serve as the site expert for automation systems, diagnose PLC-controlled processes, and collaborate with maintenance and operations to optimize performance.
The role requires a strong foundation in PLC programming and controls, with experience across Siemens/Allen-Bradley/Codesys platforms.
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