Senior Embedded Robotics Controls Engineer

Amazon

North Reading (MA)

On-site

USD 168,000 - 227,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.com Services LLC in North Reading, MA is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to join the robotics team developing next‑generation manipulation robots. You will work with a multidisciplinary startup within Amazon to design and deploy embedded software for scalable, reliable control systems.

The role emphasizes real-time control, collaboration with scientists, and influencing the architecture of warehouse robotics.

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.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Expert level skills with C/C++.
Experience building complex embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems.
Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms. Validate designs through simulation and real-world testing.
Partner with roboticists and researchers to implement novel capabilities.
Drive system architecture choices that impact the future of Amazon’s warehouse robotics systems.