Sr System Development Engineer, World Wide Design Engineering

Amazon.com, Inc.•Nashville, TN

31d

About The Position

Are you an exceptional Industrial, Systems, or Quality Engineer who thrives on the challenge of ensuring world-class performance of complex, automated facilities? Do you have a passion for defining and implementing robust testing and verification processes? Then we want to talk to you! I'm building an elite team of engineers focused on redefining how we test and qualify our large fulfillment operations. Your mission will be to define the standard for what success looks like, and to verify that our systems are installed and commissioned to that high bar. The ultimate goal? No surprises when we launch a new facility with empowered operations and maintenance teams Every customer receives their packages on time, every time In this role, you will: Define world-class testing standards for our material handling and robotic systems Design test methodologies based on the defined standards Develop comprehensive validation strategies to ensure flawless performance Mentor and develop our engineering talent Collaborate seamlessly across teams to drive operational excellence Directly influence and contribute to future design requirements for design and installation

Requirements

Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial), or a related technical field
5+ years of hands-on experience in complex system testing, commissioning, verification, and validation
Experience designing and implementing systems within large-scale industrial or logistics facilities
Experience with Operational Technology interfacing patterns

Nice To Haves

5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
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 in creating and implementing standards with respect to testing and commissioning large scale highly automated complex warehousing systems.
Familiarity with Amazon's warehouse operations and automation technologies (preferred)
Master's Degree in Engineering, Robotics, or related technical field
Experience managing geographically distributed teams
Experience developing and executing multi-year technology roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus across organizations
Expert in identifying risk and developing test strategies to mitigate that risk
Futuristic visionary who thrives on automating mundane tasks and thinking big!

Responsibilities

Develop technical testing methods for mission-critical features
Inspect the results of the testing and continuously refine and improve the testing methodologies - defining what 'good' looks like
Establish and oversee quality metrics and improvement initiatives that scale across our network
Drive engineering excellence for complete system implementations
Foster collaboration between engineers, vendors, customers, and business stakeholders
Champion data-driven decision making and continuous improvement