Hardware Test Engineer, RDPI Global Engineering Hardware

Amazon•Westboro, WI

About The Position

Amazon Robotics Delivery and Packaging Innovation (RDPI) Global Engineering Hardware team is seeking a motivated and hands-on Hardware Test Engineer to join our Test Engineering team. This team operates in a multi-disciplinary environment of hardware engineers, controls engineers, and test engineers dedicated to advancing sustainable packaging automation and robotics technologies that fulfill millions of customer orders every day. The Hardware Test Engineer works closely with cross-functional teams to evaluate, characterize, test, diagnose, and integrate component-level and system-level processes throughout the product development process (PDP) and product lifecycle. You will be responsible for creating and executing test programs, plans, and methods for both subsystem verification tests and complete system verification and validation tests to support new technology and product development programs. This includes developing and executing: design verification test (DVT) plans, factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), scaled verification tests, test fixtures, and designing experiments (DOE) to support design validation and verification, design down-selection, conducting reliability testing, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. These component and system-level processes integrate sensors, actuators, mechanisms, controls, computer, electrical, and human interactions to deliver systems that meet and exceed customer, safety, regulatory, and business requirements. This is done through the analysis of often ambiguous problems, developing and executing test plans, creation of test rigs and fixtures, automation of data collection and analysis, and presenting results, feedback, and recommendations to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
Experience with prototyping and implementation
Experience using English communication skills, both written and verbal, to foster seamless interaction with stakeholders at all levels
Experience with lab safety, security and quality practices
5+ years manufacturing machinery design or test fixture design experience
Experience working in new technology or product development

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
Deep hands-on technical expertise in testing of electro-mechanical systems at component and system levels
Experience designing and executing Design of Experiments (DOE) for design down-selection and reliability testing
PLM, GD&T, and manufacturing process knowledge

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional engineers (hardware, software, controls, reliability, operations) and technical program managers to design and execute packaging machinery, automation and robotics projects through the product development process and product lifecycle
Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for both functional system-level verification and component/subsystem-level verification
Design and build test rigs and fixtures to support component-level testing, design experiments (DOE), and reliability validation
Collaborate in design work-streams, including driving modeling, testing, performance and statistical calculations, and 3D/2D design
Ensure documentation and support is complete, scalable, and data-driven
Support safety certification of projects/platforms
Participate in meetings to optimize for customer experience, supply chain, and sustainability
Design and execute preliminary and exploratory tests that influence the direction of new and upcoming projects
Automate collection and analysis of test data, presenting results and recommendations to stakeholders