Robot Embedded Senior Software Engineer

Join the brightest minds in robotics developing the next generation of manipulation robots! You will be part of a multidisciplinary team—a startup within Amazon—breaking new ground in how robots are designed, built, and operated at scale. We hire smart and effective engineers and offer them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers. We do this daily by solving complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity.

About the role

As a part of the embedded team, you’ll build advanced control systems for manipulation robots. The stack includes custom hardware, embedded Linux, Computer Vision, Motor Control, WiFi, Safety, IO Protocols for attached devices, and more. You will work closely with scientists to design and implement modern controls algorithms. The software you create will be deployed at Amazon scale, powering large fleets.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems
• Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms
• Validate designs through simulation and real-world testing
• Partner with roboticists and researchers to implement novel capabilities
• Drive system architecture choices that impact the future of Amazon’s warehouse robotics systems

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Expert-level skills with C/C++
• Experience building complex embedded systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Strong preference for someone with experience implementing EtherCAT Main Device/subordinate device software stacks or using EtherCAT to build high DOF real-time motion control systems
• Experience with troubleshooting/debugging complex embedded systems

Benefits

Amazon offers a full range of benefits to support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage

Pay

USA, MA, North Reading - $168,100.00 - $227,400.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.