Electrical Systems Engineer – Robotics & Automation

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Electrical System Development Engineer to lead end-to-end electrical design for robotics, automation, and material handling within Amazon operations. The role spans concept through pilot validation to scaled deployment, owning development workstreams and delivering safe, reliable systems at scale.

The candidate will work across architecture, modeling, and hands-on troubleshooting, using Python/SQL for data-driven decisions and automating design processes to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 3+ years designing automation or robotics systems.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• Experience developing electrical schematics or system architecture diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Define system requirements and acceptance criteria from customer needs.
• Design electrical architectures integrating power, controls, networks and safety.
• Translate architectures into modular, deployable designs for deployment and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain schematics in EPLAN; manage BOMs and PLM changes.
• Perform load calculations, fault current, protective-device coordination and SCCR.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

C#

Golang

Ruby

Rust

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

ECAD scripting

EPLAN

PLM

SQL

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Electrical System Development Engineer to lead end-to-end electrical design for robotics, automation, and material handling within Amazon operations. The role spans concept through pilot validation to scaled deployment, owning development workstreams and delivering safe, reliable systems at scale.

The candidate will work across architecture, modeling, and hands-on troubleshooting, using Python/SQL for data-driven decisions and automating design processes to