Electrical Systems Engineer: Robotics & Automation

Socket.dev; 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

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Electrical System Development Engineer in Washington state to own end-to-end electrical system design for robotics and material handling. You will move from requirements and architecture through detailed design, integration, verification, and fleet deployment, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

You will define system performance metrics, develop models, automate design tasks with Python and SQL, and ensure NEC/NFPA 79/UL 508A compliance in field

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Experience programming in at least one modern language (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• 3+ years designing and developing complex systems for automation, robotics, material handling, or similarly complex applications.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Define system requirements, interfaces, and acceptance criteria, working backwards from customer and field needs.
• Design electrical system architectures that integrate power distribution, controls, industrial networks, and functional safety.
• Translate architectures into modular, connectorized designs that simplify deployment and maintenance.
• Develop and maintain system schematics in EPLAN, and manage bills of material and engineering changes through PLM.
• Perform power-system analysis and sizing, including load calculations, fault current, protective-device coordination, and SCCR.
• Develop electrical system models and integrate them with system-level simulations to size and optimize future sites.
• Define system performance and reliability metrics, and analyze simulation, test, and operational data using tools such as Python and SQL to validate designs and guide improvements.
• Automate electrical system design, including device placement, cable routing, schematic generation, and documentation.
• Develop tested, maintainable engineering tools and automation, using AI-assisted development where it improves design quality and speed.
• Make and communicate data-driven tradeoffs among safety, performance, reliability, cost, and deployment speed.
• Plan and execute verification and integration testing, drive difficult electrical and controls issues to root cause, and apply standards including the NEC, NFPA 79, and UL 508A for compliance and certification.
• Support builds, commissioning, and field troubleshooting, and lead design reviews across engineering and operations teams.
• Provide technical guidance to other engineers and contribute to team-wide design and automation standards.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

EPLAN

PLM

ECAD scripting

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Electrical System Development Engineer in Washington state to own end-to-end electrical system design for robotics and material handling. You will move from requirements and architecture through detailed design, integration, verification, and fleet deployment, collaborating across hardware and software teams.

You will define system performance metrics, develop models, automate design tasks with Python and SQL, and ensure NEC/NFPA 79/UL 508A compliance in field