Senior Embedded Robotics Controls Engineer

Amazon; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; 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 is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join its Applied Automation Controls team in North Reading, MA. You will architect and develop real-time embedded control software for robotic workcells, collaborating with hardware engineers and software teams to deliver reliable automation solutions.

The role focuses on motion control, trajectory planning, and distributed software architectures, with opportunities to mentor peers and lead design reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 4+ years of programming using a modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C#, including object-oriented design experience.
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++.
• 4+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Experience defining cross-service API contracts (protobuf, gRPC, or equivalent) and managing schema evolution across independently versioned systems

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time embedded control software for robotic workcells, including motion controllers, trajectory planners, and sensor integration modules that enable precise manipulation and coordination of robotic systems.
• Develop software architectures that balance real-time performance constraints with maintainability and extensibility, ensuring control systems can reliably execute complex automation.
• Lead the development of control algorithms and embedded software components within the robot controls architecture, integrating motion primitives and coordinating multi-robot operations.
• Partner with hardware teams to define control interfaces, implement device drivers, and optimize software performance for embedded platforms including industrial PCs and real-time operating systems.
• Guide technical design reviews and contribute to architecture selections that impact the scalability, reliability, and performance of our control systems.
• Mentor team members on embedded systems best practices, real-time programming techniques, and industrial automation fundamentals.
• Participate in on-call rotations to assist production systems and drive root cause analysis for control system issues.

Skills

Non-internship software development

Programming languages

Design architecture

Mentorship / tech lead

Embedded C/C++

Embedded firmware

Version control / CI-CD

API contracts (protobuf/gRPC)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join its Applied Automation Controls team in North Reading, MA. You will architect and develop real-time embedded control software for robotic workcells, collaborating with hardware engineers and software teams to deliver reliable automation solutions.

The role focuses on motion control, trajectory planning, and distributed software architectures, with opportunities to mentor peers and lead design reviews.