Robotics Hardware Engineer — Innovative Prototyping

Amazon; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 117,300 - 160,000; Full time

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 Robotics is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to develop innovative hardware for our robotic systems and improve existing hardware to optimize performance and customer experience. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams from concept to production, writing specifications, and leading hardware design validation.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in mechanical engineering, hands-on prototyping experience, and strong CAD/FEA skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation.
• SolidWorks CAD, with best practices for part design, assemblies and configuration management.
• Hands-on experience crafting proof-of-concept models and prototypes.
• Understanding of mechanical engineering principles and applying them to product design.
• Ability to write technical documents and communicate concepts.
• Experience with full lifecycle tasks and meeting milestones.
• Experience evaluating design tradeoffs for hardware systems.
• Experience in electronics packaging and PCBA enclosure design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to take designs from concept to production, including specs, prototyping, validation and testing.
• Coordinate with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality, plus vendors for smooth launches and sustaining.
• Write requirements, functional specs, design verification plans, and test procedures.
• Demonstrate rigorous engineering analysis and cradle-to-grave ownership.
• Design robust hardware solutions for ambiguous problems with fluid requirements.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, vendors, and integrators to deliver automation solutions.
• Plan experiments and lead cross-functional automation of experiments.

Skills

SolidWorks

CAD

Prototyping

DFM (design for manufacturing)

PLM software

FEA (Ansys/SolidWorks Simulation)

Tools

SolidWorks Simulation

ANSYS

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to develop innovative hardware for our robotic systems and improve existing hardware to optimize performance and customer experience. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams from concept to production, writing specifications, and leading hardware design validation.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in mechanical engineering, hands-on prototyping experience, and strong CAD/FEA skills.