Automation Mechanical Engr, Manufacturing Automation Design & Engineering

About the role

You will own the mechanical design IP that every automation cell depends on — fixtures, jigs, end-of-arm tooling, grippers, and custom mechanical interfaces between robots and product components. Every cobot needs tooling. Every station needs fixtures. Every platform changeover needs quick-change adapters. You define the mechanical design architecture and reuse strategy: modular fixture libraries, cross-platform EOAT standards, and design-for-reuse principles that ensure mechanical hardware scales across all platforms and contract manufacturer sites without redesign. You independently lead mechanical design vendors and own the fixture/tooling IP library that is core to AWS’s automation replication strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define mechanical design architecture: fixture library standards, Tools and Fixture reuse strategy, modular design principles
• Design fixtures, jigs, and work-holding devices for automated assembly operations
• Design Tools and Fixtures: custom grippers, vacuum end-effectors, tool changers per application
• Create 3D CAD models for cell mechanical integration (robot mounting, conveyor interfaces, part presentation)
• Own and maintain design library of validated fixtures/tools for cross-platform reuse
• Lead mechanical design vendors through specification, evaluation, and acceptance
• Prototype and validate mechanical designs through rapid iteration (3D printing, machining)
• Design pick-point interfaces between automation equipment and server components (chassis, heatsinks, DIMMs)

Requirements

• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years designing fixtures, tooling, or end-of-arm tooling for automated systems
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, or equivalent)
• Experience with tolerance analysis and GD&T
• Knowledge of manufacturing materials and fabrication processes (machining, 3D printing, sheet metal)
• Experience designing for precision assembly (tight tolerances, repeatable positioning)
• Experience defining mechanical design standards for multi-site replication

Qualifications

• Experience with precision measurement and inspection devices (calipers, micrometers, profilometers, CMM)
• Rapid prototyping and design iteration experience
• Experience with robot integration (mounting, payload considerations, reach envelope)
• Multi-platform fixture design (quick-change, modular, recipe-based)
• Vacuum gripper and force-limited end-effector design
• Electronics or precision hardware manufacturing environment experience
• Experience leading mechanical design vendors and managing fixture IP libraries

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.