Senior Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Robotics Sortation

Amazon•North Reading, MA

About The Position

As an Amazon Robotics Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will develop innovative hardware designs for our emerging robotics systems and improve existing hardware to optimize performance and enhance customer experience. The ideal candidate has experience designing and analyzing robotic systems, enjoys analytical problem solving and possesses practical knowledge of robotic design, fabrication, assembly, and rapid prototyping. The AR Sortation Solutions Vertical is responsible for delivering and maintaining high performing package sortation solutions throughout the network. The team collaborates closely with our customers as well as with other verticals, core engineering and orgs, including Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Tech Ops, GSS, Manipulation, Mobility, Core Software, Deployment Engineering, World Wide Design Engineering (WWDE), Sort Tech, and Construction. With several new sortation solutions achieving GA status over the past 3 years, AR Sortation will focus resources on three key areas of development. First, we will maintain already-deployed systems to ensure robust performance and support new feature requests. Second, we will prioritize a roadmap to deliver improvements targeted for both existing hardware in the field and new installations. These include performance optimizations, such as increased throughput and robustness, as well as significant cost savings for new deployments. And third, we will focus on new product initiatives that will range from incremental, lower risk efforts to completely new BAG (big audacious goal) programs that change the status quo. By investing in a balanced portfolio, we will deliver annual performance improvements that our customers can plan to, while placing bets on new innovation which will help transform the network and mitigate expected headwinds as we scale to meet growing customer demand.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
7+ years of engineering experience
Knowledge of SolidWorks or similar CAD experience and understanding of best practices for part design, and advanced assemblies
Experience in prototyping
Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
Experience working in a fast-paced, team environment
6+ years of full product life cycle experience
Experience with use of principals, theories and concepts in mechanical engineering and experience applying them to product design
Experience evaluating design, performance and logistical tradeoffs for hardware systems

Nice To Haves

Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
Experience with the project management of technical projects
Master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment including robotic workcells with industrial robots
Proficiency documenting designs in accordance with ANSI Y-14.5
Experience designing and debugging tooled (cast, injection mold, forge, stamp, etc) components
Proficiency with Product Lifecycle Management PLM software and ECO’s

Responsibilities

Working with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including specification, design, prototyping, validation and testing
Working with the Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality organizations as well as vendors to ensure a smooth product launch and sustaining
Writing requirements, functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures
Exhibit role model behaviors of thorough engineering analysis and cradle to grave ownership
Design and adaptation of holistic hardware solutions for ambiguous problems with fluid requirements.
Partner with cross-functional teams, vendors, and integrators to deliver an automation solution
Creating design of experiments and leading cross-functional automation of experiments