Robotics Systems Engineer I, Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovations (RDPI) Technology Deployment

Amazon; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSU program

Sign-on payments

Job summary

Amazon Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovations (RDPI) is seeking a Robotics Systems Engineer I to deploy industrial robotics across North America fulfillment centers. You will own multi-site deployments, coordinate with hardware engineering, TPMs, and site teams, and drive continuous improvements in safety, quality and productivity.

The role requires travel across the US, handling rapid deployments from alpha to GA, and developing deployment documents while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and systems
• Experience in Linux admin or development
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python/Java
• Ability to read technical drawings and CAD models
• Experience in a 24/7 production environment
• Ability to travel across the US and potentially internationally

Responsibilities

• Owns deployment of large-scale automation across multiple sites
• Collaborates with hardware engineering, PMs, and operations to refine deployment documents
• Improves deployment processes and metrics through automation and optimization
• Mentors junior engineers and contributes to technical assessments

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Linux systems

Python

Java

CAD interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related STEM field

Job description

Robotics Systems Engineer I, Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovations (RDPI) Technology Deployment

Job ID: 10496117 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Join Amazon's Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovations (RDPI) Technology Deployment team within Amazon Robotics (AR) organization to deploy innovative industrial robotics across North America's fulfillment network. In RDPI, we have the unique role and privilege of deploying leading edge industrial robotics and customer fulfillment technologies across the North America Stores operations. We raise the bar on the speed, quality and cost of deploying industrial technologies at scale across North America, functioning as the field team who plan, execute and launch the technologies that our internal design and product strategy partners in RDPI develop.

Key job responsibilities

As a Systems Engineer I, a candidate will typically owner multiple simultaneous deployments of a single technology across multiple sites or oversee multi-technology deployments within a single site; delivering within documented standards. This role requires a balance of experience both in working with high-complexity industrial technologies, with complex, multi-dependency project management. The ideal candidate is proactive and takes independent initiative in improving system performance and handling end-to-end deployment. In parallel to the execution, candidates will be responsible for driving continuous improvement ideas into both the deployment cycle time (safety, quality and productivity), and will be responsible for sharing engineering design improvements feedback to the hardware engineering and product teams, to simplify the installation. This role will require the ability to build relationships and capture and synthesize the voice of the customer. You will manage the tactical deployment of large scale industrial automation technologies, ranging in technical complexity and product maturity from early alpha/beta to mature Generally Available. You will own the tactical execution (onsite coordination of installation and acceptance testing) to achieve the target “go-live” date for each project assigned; delivering independently. You will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams to convert technical requirements into refined deployment execution documents (schedules, Standard Operating Procedures, dependencies, etc.). You will improve operational metrics and team processes through automation and optimization. You will independently resolve difficult technical problems during deployment, considering operational burden and making appropriate trade-offs between time, quality, and resources. You will create and improve standard work documents and operational guidebooks, and work towards automating or improving team processes. You will influence internal and partner teams towards meeting team level goals. You will develop subject matter expertise in one or more deployment domains. You will mentor junior engineers and participate in technical assessment. You will drive operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.

A day in the life

In this role you will be focused on execution of end-to-end deployment and manage technical ambiguity around integration of workcells in fulfillment centers. On a daily basis you will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, construction teams, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams, to ensure a safe, on time, high quality product is delivered to the internal customer. You will travel to your project sites, collaborate both virtually and in person, to ensure all business stakeholders are aligned on program status. You will manage the day-to-day project execution, and work on continuous improvement activities to improve deployment execution first pass yield. You will work with senior engineers and your manager to develop technical depth and begin building strategic thinking skills for future growth.

About the team

Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovation (RDPI) within Amazon Robotics (AR). We are a smart, collaborative team of enthusiastic doers that work passionately to apply innovative advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even image yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are RDPI and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.

RDPI Tech Deployment are missioned with enabling the delivery of large scale automation technologies designed and manufactured by Amazon. The team is multi-disciplinary, and consists of Field Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineering, Design for Deployment, Product Single Threaded Leaders, and a Program Management Office team, who collaborate on enabling the delivery of new technologies and packaging solutions that delight our customers, and improve the safety, quality and costs within the Amazon fulfillment processes. The team is geographically located across four North America hub locations. The work we deliver directly impact high priority goals set each year to our most senior leadership at Amazon.

Relocation to Amazon Corporate offices in Seattle, Boston, or Austin will be required for the role.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related STEM field
• 2+ years of Linux systems administration and/or development experience
• 1+ years of work in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell experience
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment
• Experience in Linux systems administration and/or development
• Experience working in at least two of these languages: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby or Bash/Shell
• 1+ years of experience with technical drawings and/or reading CAD models (mechanical and electrical)
• 1+ years of experience working on mechanical, electrical, IT networked, or software systems
• Understanding of data collection, reporting processes, and ability to make data-driven decisions
• Ability to troubleshoot robotics systems to resolve escalations including quality hand-off, live order testing, site acceptance testing, operational readiness testing, monitoring robotics system performance, etc.
• Ability to read and develop technical documentation and process instructions
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work primarily in a construction or warehouse environment in a field-based role and travel extensively across the US and potentially internationally
• Must be proficient in standard office software tools and processes

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience
• 1+ years of building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments experience
• Experience with infrastructure as code, ops automation, and configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible
• Experience in site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration
• Experience in networking and troubleshooting
• Experience building scripts, tooling, and automation for large-scale computing environments

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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