Senior Robotics Systems Architect

Amazon Jobs; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSU eligibility

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a talented Interdisciplinary Senior Systems Engineer to lead concept development, architecture, and design of robotics systems and industrial equipment in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires experience in robotics, mechatronics, machine safety, and functional safety standards, with strong communication skills and the ability to report to the System Architect. You will mentor junior engineers and contribute to hiring efforts.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience.
• Experience eliciting and clarifying business and end user needs and linking to system concepts, requirements, and designs.
• Experience leading technical collaborations across hardware/software/controls/functional safety groups.
• Experience with industrial robotics and automated material handling solutions.
• Experience with machine learning systems.
• Experience developing and supporting hardware/software systems across the product life cycle.
• Experience with scalable production systems and safety-critical systems and related regulatory needs.
• 9+ years of experience in integrated system design.

Responsibilities

• Define, expand, and explore the design space for complex, multidisciplinary robotics and automation problems.
• Identify cross-functional tradeoffs between design alternatives (performance, schedule, cost, risk, complexity, scale).
• Frame problems using con-ops, use cases, and system representations to align technical teams.
• Ensure products are safe, reliable, and supported at Amazon scale.
• Build quantitative models (Excel, MATLAB, Python) for trade studies and system drivers.
• Conduct technical risk assessments and create mitigation plans and test strategies.
• Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies for program learning and risk reduction.
• Drive system test campaigns across lab and field testing environments.
• Guide and inform cross-functional architecture definitions.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in hiring.

Skills

Robotics

Systems engineering

Communication

Machine safety

Functional safety

Mathematical modeling

Python

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in engineering or equivalent STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Excel

Job description

Amazon is seeking a talented Interdisciplinary Senior Systems Engineer to lead concept development, architecture, and design of robotics systems and industrial equipment in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires experience in robotics, mechatronics, machine safety, and functional safety standards, with strong communication skills and the ability to report to the System Architect. You will mentor junior engineers and contribute to hiring efforts.