Robotics Test Lab Leader

Amazon Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 151,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is building the next generation of multi‑purpose robotics systems and scaling from prototype to production. We are seeking a Test Lab Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team across multiple lab sites, owning lab operations, test campaigns, and scheduling to ensure high‑quality data for verification and validation.

You will stand up new lab spaces, establish intake processes, and partner with hardware, software, systems, and quality teams to meet test goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in technical lab, robotics, electro‑mechanical, or automation environments
• 3+ years leading or managing technical teams or lab/test operations
• Experience planning and executing hardware or physical system test campaigns with cross‑functional engineering teams
• Experience managing lab resources, equipment, supplies, and operational processes across one or more lab environments
• Experience troubleshooting, diagnosing, and maintaining electro‑mechanical systems, control systems (e.g., PLC, I/O) or lab equipment
• Experience interpreting engineering documentation, including CAD, drawings, schematics, equipment specifications, test procedures, and SOPs
• Experience with project management of technical projects, including scheduling, tracking, and documentation

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware and physical system test and experimentation campaigns across multiple lab locations
• Partner with cross‑functional project groups to understand test requirements, plan lab capacity, and support experimentation from setup through data collection and review
• Build and own test request intake and management processes and systems, standardizing how test demand is submitted, prioritized, scheduled, and tracked across sites
• Provide visibility into lab testing activities, capacity, and equipment availability by developing dashboards and reporting
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary lab team across multiple test lab locations, providing coverage across shifts and on‑call rotations
• Own the operation, availability, and uptime of test environments, fixtures, lab equipment, control systems, motion capture systems, and environmental test chambers
• Establish and continuously improve lab operational processes, SOPs, and documentation to enable safe, repeatable, and high-throughput testing

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Python

C++

Job description

Amazon is building the next generation of multi‑purpose robotics systems and scaling from prototype to production. We are seeking a Test Lab Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team across multiple lab sites, owning lab operations, test campaigns, and scheduling to ensure high‑quality data for verification and validation.

You will stand up new lab spaces, establish intake processes, and partner with hardware, software, systems, and quality teams to meet test goals.