Senior Embedded Robotics Software Engineer

Amazon; Reading (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design and implement reliable control systems for manipulation robots. You will work on real-time algorithms, validation through simulations and real-world tests, and close collaboration with scientists to push capabilities at scale.

The role emphasizes architecture decisions for high-DOF motion control, integration with custom hardware, embedded Linux, and software that meets Amazon's scale and reliability standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent.
• Expert level skills with C/C++.
• Experience mentoring or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems.
• Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms; validate with simulations and tests.
• Partner with roboticists and researchers to enable novel capabilities.
• Drive system architecture choices for Amazon’s robotics systems.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software development

Mentor/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

EtherCAT

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to design and implement reliable control systems for manipulation robots. You will work on real-time algorithms, validation through simulations and real-world tests, and close collaboration with scientists to push capabilities at scale.

The role emphasizes architecture decisions for high-DOF motion control, integration with custom hardware, embedded Linux, and software that meets Amazon's scale and reliability standards.