Real-Time Embedded Robotics Controls Engineer

Amazon Inc.

Reading (MA)

On-site

USD 144,000 - 194,000

Full time

29 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Maternity and Parental Leave Options

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer specializing in controls and embedded software to join our robotics team developing advanced workcell automation solutions. You will design, develop, and deploy real-time control systems that orchestrate complex robotic manipulation tasks within automated workcells.

Work across embedded systems, motion control, and distributed software to deliver high-performance automation for production environments.

Qualifications

3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience.
2+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience.
4+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using C#, C++, Java, or Perl.
2+ years of Object Oriented Design experience.
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Experience programming with at least one software programming language.
Knowledge of professional software engineering & best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence.
Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems

Responsibilities

Design and implement real-time embedded control software for robotic workcells, including motion controllers, trajectory planners, and sensor integration modules.
Develop software architectures that balance real-time performance constraints with maintainability and extensibility.
Own the development of embedded software components within the Workcell Controls Architecture.
Partner with hardware teams to define control interfaces, implement device drivers, and optimize software performance for industrial automation embedded platforms and RTOS.
Lead technical design reviews and contribute to architecture decisions impacting scalability and reliability.
Mentor team members on embedded systems best practices, real-time programming techniques, and controls engineering principles.
Participate in on-call rotations to support production systems and drive root cause analysis for control system issues.