Robotics Hardware Engineer — Data Center Robotics Lead

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Robotics Hardware Engineer to design, prototype, and bring to production mechanical and thermal systems for data-center robots.

You will own hardware from concept through production, collaborating with robotics software, electrical, and ML engineers to meet sensor mounting and thermal budgets in a demanding environment. The role requires strong analytical skills, hands-on CFD/FEA validation, and a focus on DFM/DFA.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with data-driven decision making.
• Ability to interact with customers, project sponsors, engineers, and multiple internal teams.
• Experience in hardware development from concept to production and manufacturing ramp.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of engineering efforts from product development through design, test and validation, to at-scale deployment.
• Apply data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases.
• Collaborate with robotics software, electrical, and ML engineers to ensure mechanical designs meet sensor and thermal requirements.
• Champion DFM/DFA throughout the development cycle and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware design

Tools

CAD

FEA

CFD

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Robotics Hardware Engineer to design, prototype, and bring to production mechanical and thermal systems for data-center robots.

You will own hardware from concept through production, collaborating with robotics software, electrical, and ML engineers to meet sensor mounting and thermal budgets in a demanding environment. The role requires strong analytical skills, hands-on CFD/FEA validation, and a focus on DFM/DFA.