NTI Automation Controls Engineer - Robotics Standards Lead

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer within the NTI team in the New York area. You will be the primary controls SME for emerging automation and robotics, defining standards, evaluating PLC/HMI/SCADA implementations, and collaborating with engineering, vendors, and operations to ensure scalable, robust control solutions.

As the team grows, you will mentor future members and help shape global standards for our automation networks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of PLC programming experience on Rockwell/Siemens platforms.
• 3+ years automation controls engineering in manufacturing/logistics environments.
• Experience designing control systems for complex automated equipment.
• Experience coordinating across cross-functional teams and with operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead controls system design reviews for new automation and robotics technologies, identifying gaps against network standards and working with development teams to resolve them before deployment.
• Define and maintain control system standards, programming guidelines, and integration requirements — updating them as new technology types reveal gaps.
• Evaluate PLC, HMI, and SCADA implementations against network standards and safety requirements, providing input and recommending where standards need to evolve.
• Partner with engineering teams, vendors, and stakeholders to represent control system requirements during design, pilot, and full-scale rollout phases.
• Review electrical schematics, control panel designs, and network architectures, providing feedback and updating business requirements where gaps are systemic.
• Investigate control system failures to identify root causes, drive solutions with development teams, and update standards to prevent recurrence across the network.
• Monitor control system performance metrics, identify recurring issues, and drive improvements back into standards and readiness criteria.
• Identify where control system architectures are overly complex or inconsistent, and drive simplification through updated standards and common requirements.

Skills

PLC programming

Automation controls engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems integration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Systems Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

HMI/SCADA

EtherNet/IP

PROFINET

Modbus

Job description

Amazon is seeking an Automation Controls Engineer within the NTI team in the New York area. You will be the primary controls SME for emerging automation and robotics, defining standards, evaluating PLC/HMI/SCADA implementations, and collaborating with engineering, vendors, and operations to ensure scalable, robust control solutions.

As the team grows, you will mentor future members and help shape global standards for our automation networks.