Regional Robotics & Automation Lead

Amazon Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 163,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) matching

Parental leave (up to 20 weeks)

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Regional Automation Engineer Manager to lead onsite and regional automation engineers in driving equipment reliability and operational excellence across fulfillment centers. You will guide continuous improvement projects, mentor junior engineers, and oversee controls automation, SCADA, and PLC deployments to ensure fast, accurate order fulfillment.

Join a team working with conveyors, sortation systems, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and advanced SCADA programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Automation Engineering or 7+ years of PLC programming/automation engineering experience.
• 7+ years of industrial controls and automation experience.
• 7+ years of PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
• 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• 7+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic experience.
• 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply SME on troubleshooting and dive deep for engineering issues, supporting a region of automation engineers to investigate root causes and plan actions to eliminate downtime.
• Program and source coding for in-house built solutions based in PLC or PC controllers and SCADA/OEE platforms.
• Lead a team of engineers in understanding, maintaining and troubleshooting material handling control systems (PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks).
• Monitor MHE metrics and partner with maintenance/operations to address system performance issues and provide analysis across all operations.
• Provide regional escalation support to automation engineers, during and after business hours, troubleshooting locally and remotely.
• Perform and analyze building System Assessments to enhance material handling system performance.
• Establish training plans and mentor a team of automation engineers.
• Communicate technical issues and project timelines clearly to building managers, operations staff and maintenance teams.
• Appropriately escalate downtime situations to vendors or senior leadership for support to restore equipment operation.
• Provide 24/7 on-call rotational support for hardware and software systems across multiple sites.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Automation Engineering

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Job description

Amazon is seeking a Regional Automation Engineer Manager to lead onsite and regional automation engineers in driving equipment reliability and operational excellence across fulfillment centers. You will guide continuous improvement projects, mentor junior engineers, and oversee controls automation, SCADA, and PLC deployments to ensure fast, accurate order fulfillment.

Join a team working with conveyors, sortation systems, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and advanced SCADA programs.