Controls Software Engineer — Conveyor Automation (CODESYS)

GCS Recruitment; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses covered

Remote-friendly US-wide

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is building its own conveyance controls platform using CODESYS V3 Structured Text. The team is based around Seattle/Bellevue, WA with sites in Atlanta and Boston, and travel to commissioning sites is required.

Role involves developing device libraries and feature logic, bringing up drives and I/O, and contributing to reusable libraries. On-site work and collaboration in a fast-moving engineering environment are essential.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Structured Text (IEC 61131-3) development.
• Experience with Git workflows (branches, PRs, code review).
• Ability to read electrical schematics and panel drawings.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and test controls software in CODESYS V3 Structured Text.
• Integrate field hardware over EtherCAT and IO-Link.
• Assemble site applications from engineering drawings and validate configurations.
• Submit work via Git with code review and maintain libraries/standards.
• Run tests and hand over documentation to commissioning team.
• Support site commissioning in Atlanta from early 2027 with travel.

Skills

Structured Text

Git workflows

Electrical schematics

On-site work

Communication skills

Tools

CODESYS V3

TwinCAT 3

EtherCAT

IO-Link

Linux

Job description

Amazon Robotics is building its own conveyance controls platform using CODESYS V3 Structured Text. The team is based around Seattle/Bellevue, WA with sites in Atlanta and Boston, and travel to commissioning sites is required.

Role involves developing device libraries and feature logic, bringing up drives and I/O, and contributing to reusable libraries. On-site work and collaboration in a fast-moving engineering environment are essential.