Hardware Development Engineer, Design Engineering, Sort & Ultrafast Engineering

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Hardware Engineer to design the next generation of world-class sortation centers and logistics systems. You will own projects from concept through deployment, including highly automated fulfillment centers and cross-dock facilities.

You will lead cross-functional teams, collaborate with internal and external partners, and deliver cost-effective, high-quality solutions with clear roadmaps and technical leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the sortation and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
• Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects.
• Effective communication skills, ability to execute the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Prototype development

Project coordination

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Ansys

Job description

Description

Are you an innovative leader that wants to design the next generation of world-class sortation centers and logistics systems across the globe? Do you want a high level of ownership in solving complex problems? Does the challenge of designing systems that leverage ground breaking automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies and robotics appeal to you? If so, we have the job for you!

We’re looking to a high-impact Hardware Engineer to our team. In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external teams to design high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our sortation and distribution systems. Your projects may include green-fields, brown-fields, and retrofits, including highly automated fulfillment centers, cross-dock facilities, and transportation centers. Your projects will be a variety of template-based and designed-from-scratch along with ownership of Process Designs end to end complementing each Design.

You will work with a team of highly skilled and highly engaged engineers in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment. Our team works on hundreds of projects each year. You will be challenged; you will learn; you will work on high impact, high visibility projects; you will grow.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the sortation and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
• Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects.
• Effective communication skills, ability to execute the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation.
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools.
• Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.