Lead Robotics Engineer – Scalable Automation & Systems

GCS Recruitment; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment seeks a Robotics Engineer to design and deploy scalable robotics, automation, and intelligent systems in a contract capacity. The role prioritizes software-hardware integration, system architecture, and collaboration with Amazon Robotics and Fulfillment teams in Seattle.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in robotics-related roles, experience with autonomous and distributed systems, and a track record of delivering production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of industry experience required.
• Experience in Amazon Robotics or Amazon Fulfillment center teams preferred.
• 5+ years of industry experience across robotics platforms, autonomous systems, distributed systems, embedded systems and wireless technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable robotic and automation systems.
• Architect software and system solutions for complex operational environments.
• Lead cross-functional projects involving robotics, controls, sensing, networking, and cloud-connected devices.
• Develop and optimize software-hardware integration frameworks.
• Drive root cause analysis and performance optimization efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with researchers, software and hardware engineers, and operations teams.
• Support deployment of systems into production environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.

Skills

Robotics Platforms

Autonomous Systems

Distributed Systems

Embedded Systems

Wireless Technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years industry experience

Job description

Robotics Engineer (Amazon Robotics Talent Target)

Location: Seattle WA
Employment Type: Contract

Shape the Future of Intelligent Automation

We are seeking a highly accomplished Robotics Engineer to develop and deploy next-generation robotics, automation, and intelligent systems at scale.

This role is ideal for engineers currently working within Amazon Fulfillment Technologies & Robotics or Amazon Robotics

What You'll Do

• Design and develop scalable robotic and automation systems.
• Architect software and system solutions for complex operational environments.
• Lead cross-functional projects involving robotics, controls, sensing, networking, and cloud-connected devices.
• Develop and optimize software-hardware integration frameworks.
• Drive root cause analysis and performance optimization efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with research scientists, software engineers, hardware engineers, and operations teams.
• Support deployment of systems into production environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or at least 5 year of industry Exp.
• Exp working in Amazon Robotics or Amazon Fulfillment center teams.

• 5+ years of industry experience in:
• Robotics Platforms
• Autonomous Systems
• Distributed Systems
• Embedded Systems
• Wireless Technologies

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.