System Development Engineer, DRIVE Lab

Amazon is building the next generation software, hardware, and processes that will run the global network of fulfillment centers that move many millions of units of inventory, and ensure that customers get what they want when we promised. We do this by building automated solutions to handle things that technology does well, while relying on people to handle things that humans do well. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the delivery of products and packages which includes building custom hardware and applying robotics, autonomy, supply chain optimization, machine learning, manipulation, image processing, and real-time data processing using distributed systems.

The WW Technology Deployment org is seeking a talented and solutions-oriented NPI engineer to contribute to delivering transformational innovation to the business. You will be part of a team with the mission to ensure that robotics technologies maturing through the development pipeline are vetted and tested to identify and resolve issues upstream before deployments at scale.

Key job responsibilities

This role is a key part of a technical team, with the following responsibilities:

Participate in strategic Deployment Readiness projects with significant technical depth and breadth;

Proactively engage and interface with field deployment and hardware design teams to bridge the gap in product design and deployability;

Define deployment metrics

Validate and provide feedbacks to deployment models; contribute to the development of practical modeling and analysis tools

Leverage the lab to conduct in-depth and controlled experimentations to improve deployment rate, efficiency, and scalability; drive fast-paced development cycles

Conduct field trials, collect and analyze data to measure deployment process performance and evaluate scalability; identify bottlenecks in deployment processes

Propose, validate, and document best practices;

Troubleshoot equipment and process issues;

Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards;

System design, implementation, and integration

A day in the life

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Basic Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, Electrical, Manufacturing, Operations Research, Industrial or Software Engineering, Physics, or equivalent through experience;

7+ years relevant experience in engineering, with at least one position in team leadership roles

Familiarity with one or more programming languages (e.g. python, Matlabs);

Experience with systems testing and validation, including end-to-end system integration;

Ability to learn quickly and prioritize complex workstreams;

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in deploying large scale robotics solutions;

Hands-on experience with prototyping and hardware design;

Process Optimization experience ? ie. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Experience with lab experimentation;

Advanced degree (Master's/PhD) in science & engineering disciplines

Experience with supply chain management and industrial material movements

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