Senior Hardware Engineer, Last‑Mile Robotics & Vans

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Hardware Engineer II (Mechanical) to lead the mechanical design and integration of delivery robots within our last-mile network, focusing on in-van docking, charging, storage and deployment. You will own the mechanical systems that ensure safe, reliable, and scalable operation across thousands of vans and stations, balancing robustness, cost, serviceability and manufacturability.

Collaborating with electrical, firmware, robotics and vehicle teams, you will drive designs from

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mechanical engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design and integration of robot-related systems within delivery vans, including robot docking, retention, deployment, and secure transport.
• Design in-van charging solutions for robots, including mechanical interfaces, alignment features, thermal considerations, and serviceability requirements.
• Lead mechanical design for robot ingress/egress mechanisms, ramps, guides, or fixtures that enable safe and repeatable robot deployment and retrieval.
• Define and implement station-side infrastructure such as cart docking, robot staging, and handoff interfaces that integrate with existing warehouse workflows.
• Translate operational and autonomy requirements into clear mechanical requirements, tolerances, and design constraints.
• Partner with electrical, firmware, robotics, and vehicle engineering teams to ensure end-to-end system integration.
• Drive designs through concept, prototyping, validation, and production, including DFMEA, tolerance analysis, and environmental testing.
• Ensure solutions meet safety, ergonomics, and regulatory requirements, including vehicle and workplace safety standards.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Prototyping

Tolerance analysis

DFMEA

Tools

SolidWorks

Ansys Finite Element

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Hardware Engineer II (Mechanical) to lead the mechanical design and integration of delivery robots within our last-mile network, focusing on in-van docking, charging, storage and deployment. You will own the mechanical systems that ensure safe, reliable, and scalable operation across thousands of vans and stations, balancing robustness, cost, serviceability and manufacturability.

Collaborating with electrical, firmware, robotics and vehicle teams, you will drive designs from