Senior Robotics Systems Engineer

Amazon Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a talented Interdisciplinary Senior Systems Engineer to lead concept development, architecture, and design of robotics systems and industrial equipment.

This role applies established systems engineering to a new robotics domain and requires strong collaboration across hardware, software, controls, and safety teams. The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, drive system integration, perform risk assessments, and develop validation plans to verify performance at

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above in engineering or STEM field.
• 7+ years of professional experience.
• Experience leading technical collaborations across hardware/software/controls/management.

Responsibilities

• Define and explore the design space for multidisciplinary robotics problems.
• Analyze tradeoffs between design alternatives affecting performance, cost, risk, and schedule.
• Decompose problems using con-ops and use cases to clarify needs.
• Ensure safety, reliability, usability of products at Amazon scale.
• Build models to conduct trade studies and derive system drivers.
• Perform technical risk assessments and mitigation plans.
• Develop integration and evaluation plans for risk reduction and validation.
• Drive system test campaigns across lab and field environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in hiring.

Skills

Robotics

Mechatronics

Functional safety

System engineering

Communication skills

Leadership

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Excel

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a talented Interdisciplinary Senior Systems Engineer to lead concept development, architecture, and design of robotics systems and industrial equipment.

This role applies established systems engineering to a new robotics domain and requires strong collaboration across hardware, software, controls, and safety teams. The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, drive system integration, perform risk assessments, and develop validation plans to verify performance at