Robotics Hardware Manager, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan Stow
About The Position
The Vulcan Stow Hardware Team at Amazon Robotics builds high-performance robotic manipulation systems that stow millions of items alongside humans—at Amazon scale. We invent, build, and deploy electromechanical systems including end-of-arm tools, workcells, induct stations, and perception hardware that enable robots to interact safely and efficiently with the clutter and uncertainty of real-world fulfillment centers. We are seeking a hands-on Hardware Development Manager to lead a team of engineers as we scale Vulcan Stow from initial deployments into a worldwide fleet. You will own hardware delivery across design, build, test, and production cycles—driving technical decisions that determine system cost, reliability, and performance at scale. Collaborating with cross-functional teams across controls, perception, motion planning, and fulfillment operations, you will deliver hardware systems that are ready for volume manufacturing and global deployment.
Requirements
- 7+ years of new hardware products development experience
- 7+ years of engineering team management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
- Knowledge of industry standard CAD & FEA design tools, industry trends, and design for manufacturability
- Experience developing products for large volume production
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
- Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers
- Experience in DFx (cost, test, manufacturing)
Responsibilities
- As a manager, you will be responsible for delivering and scaling critical robotic hardware across the fulfillment network.
- You will recruit, retain, and develop top talent—motivating and coaching a diverse team through day-to-day people and performance management.
- You will keep your technical skills current to drive hardware through production releases, owning DFX (cost, manufacturing, assembly) trade-offs that enable volume scaling.
- Regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting and drive technical post-mortem discussions to identify root cause of hardware failures and corrective actions.
- Set a vision for your team and create hardware roadmaps that balance reliability, cost reduction, and next-generation capability development as the program grows.
- You will partner closely with controls, perception, software, and motion planning teams to drive cross-domain integration and ensure hardware decisions align with full-system performance.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
Manager
