Robotics Systems Engineer II, Tech Deployment

Amazon Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 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's Robotics Technology Deployment (AR TD) team seeks a Systems Engineer to oversee on-site deployment of industrial automation across North American fulfillment centers. You will manage large-scale installations, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure go-live milestones are met.

Travel up to 75% is required; relocation to hubs may be necessary. The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving, documentation, and continuous improvement of deployment processes within the Amazon Robotics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years troubleshooting robotics, mechanical-electrical, or networked systems to resolve escalations.
• 5+ years deployment project management of large-scale industrial robotics.
• Experience with Bills of Material, deployment work instructions, and project task management.
• Experience with CAD models for deployment, maintenance or support of robotics.

Responsibilities

• Own the tactical execution of onsite installation and testing to achieve go-live dates.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering, PMs, product teams and site maintenance to translate requirements into deployment documents.
• Improve operational metrics and team processes through automation and optimization.
• Independently resolve difficult deployment issues considering time, quality, and resources.
• Create and improve standard work and operational guides; push for process automation where possible.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical assessments.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.

Skills

Robotics troubleshooting

Project management

CAD drawings

PLC/SCADA networks

Travel up to 75%

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD software

PLC/SCADA systems

Network infrastructure familiarity

Job description

Join Amazon's Robotics (AR) Technology Deployment team within Amazon Robotics (AR) organization to deploy industrial robotics and automation technologies across North America's fulfillment network. In AR TD, 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 A develop.

As a Systems Engineer in AR TD, you will be overseeing large scale project planning, installation, and launch of industrial automation technologies across Amazons growing Stores network. This field engineering position demands strong technical skills for deploying robotic equipment, including mechanical and electrical systems, network configurations, and software coordination. The ideal candidate has experience with complex electro-mechanical and network systems, large scale installations, and system troubleshooting. You will work with cross-functional partners across the Amazon Fulfillment Technology & Robotics engineering, safety, product strategy, software, supply chain, third-party installers, contracted deployment engineers, construction teams, and internal operations customer teams, functioning as the lead on-site project manager to provide technical oversight on installation Amazon-designed automation equipment. This Systems Engineer position is an individual contributor role, influencing and leading stakeholders from planning through go-live of each project. Project durations vary from a few days to several months each. This is a travel-based role and you will be expected to travel to meet the requirements of your projects across North America, upwards of 75% or more.

Relocation

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

Key job responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

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

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Amazon offers a full range of benefits including 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
• 5+ years experience in troubleshooting robotics systems or other complex mechanical-electrical or networked systems to resolve escalations including quality hand-off, live order testing, site acceptance testing, operational readiness testing, and monitoring system performance
• 5+ years experience in project management related to the deployment, retrofits or technical maintenance of large-scale industrial robotics
• 5+ years experience in use of project management and supply management tools/software including managing Bills of Material, deployment work instructions, and project task management
• Experience working with technical drawings and/or reading CAD models (mechanical and electrical) for use in deployment, maintenance or support of large-scale industrial robotics
• Demonstrated ability to work with PLCs, SCADA systems, and network infrastructure.
• Ability to travel domestically 75% or more of the year

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or graduate degree in engineering or STEM field
• 5+ years experience with machine Overall Equipment Effectiveness and Key Performance Indicator metrics tools (such as Tableau)
• Experience working with and managing third party vendors
• Experience/certifications in Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and/or PMP
• Excellent business communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to leadership 2+ levels above
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment
• Experience in industrial systems engineering, such as building designs including conveyance and industrial robotics
• Experience in building Capital Appropriation Requests for projects exceeding $10M.
• Practical understanding of network fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing, switching, HTTP)

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Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10580850