Manufacturing Engineer - Automation, MDE Automation Team
About The Position
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced innovative devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Show. The Amazon Devices group delivers delightfully unique Amazon experiences, giving customers instant access to everything, digital or physical. As a Manufacturing Design Engineer (MDE) - Automation, you will be responsible for defining, developing, and implementing controls and software standards to the assembly automation equipment. You will be a key member of the development team and will be the main interface between the Hardware and Product Design Engineering teams with local and Offshore Operations teams within Lab126 and our OEM partners. In this role, you will: - Work across teams to design and develop systems which integrate hardware and software. - Prototype and test concepts or features through simulators, emulators and with live robotic equipment. - Work closely with Sr. Engineers to create production-ready systems which can be deployed at Amazon scale. - Play an important role in tackling hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed. - Work on proposed projects that will require taking guidance from Sr. Engineers to implement - Operate tactfully with guidance within the organization. Your work contributes to the long term strategic initiatives, you still work closely with senior engineers across teams on day-to-day questions and escalations.
Requirements
- 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems
Responsibilities
- Research, design, and develop hardware sub-components for devices or electromechanical systems
- Design sub-components that match defined specifications and requirements
- Work with CAD modelling software and engineering tools (SolidWorks, MATLAB, etc.)
- Work with suppliers to understand fabrication and manufacturing feasibility (DFM, tolerance analysis)
- Assist in trade-off decisions (materials, availability, cost)
- Deliver quality artefacts: design schematics, component/assembly drawings, bill of materials, trade studies
- Troubleshoot, research root causes, and resolve defects
- Document research and design alternatives considered
- Participate in design, scoping, and prioritization discussions
- Escalate risks or problems in solutions or project plans
- Develop software based on the guidance provided for Assembly Automation Equipment.
- Troubleshoot automation hardware equipment as per the guidance provided by Sr. HDE.
- Work closely with Sr. HDEs to develop hardware solution for assembly automation equipment.
- Create necessary documentation for the code development you perform.
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
- 401(k) matching
- paid time off
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
