Robotics Systems Engineer II, Tech Deployment

About the role

Join Amazon's Robotics (AR) Technology Deployment team within the Amazon Robotics (AR) organization to deploy industrial robotics across North America's fulfillment network. In AR TD, you will play a unique role in deploying leading-edge industrial robotics and customer fulfillment technologies across North America's Stores operations. This position raises the bar on the speed, quality, and cost of deploying industrial technologies at scale, functioning as the field team that plans, executes, and launches technologies developed by internal design and product strategy partners.

As a Systems Engineer in AR TD, you will oversee large-scale project planning, installation, and launch of industrial automation technologies across Amazon’s growing Stores network. This field engineering role demands strong technical skills for deploying robotic equipment, including mechanical and electrical systems, network configurations, and software coordination. The ideal candidate has experience with complex electro-mechanical and network systems, large-scale installations, and system troubleshooting.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners across Amazon Fulfillment Technology & Robotics engineering, safety, product strategy, software, supply chain, third-party installers, contracted deployment engineers, construction teams, and internal operations customer teams. As the lead on-site project manager, you will provide technical oversight for the installation of Amazon-designed automation equipment. This is an individual contributor role, influencing and leading stakeholders from planning through go-live for each project. Project durations vary from a few days to several months. This is a travel-based role, requiring up to 75% or more travel across North America. Relocation to Amazon Corporate offices in Seattle, Boston, Nashville, or Austin will be required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the tactical deployment of large-scale industrial automation technologies, ranging in technical complexity and product maturity from early alpha/beta to mature Generally Available.
• Own the tactical execution (on-site coordination of installation and acceptance testing) to achieve the target “go-live” date for each assigned project, delivering independently.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, and internal customers (including site maintenance and operations teams) to convert technical requirements into refined deployment execution documents (schedules, Standard Operating Procedures, dependencies, etc.).
• Improve operational metrics and team processes through automation and optimization.
• Independently resolve difficult technical problems during deployment, considering operational burden and making appropriate trade-offs between time, quality, and resources.
• Create and improve standard work documents and operational guidebooks, working toward automating or improving team processes.
• Influence internal and partner teams toward meeting team-level goals.
• Develop subject matter expertise in one or more deployment domains.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical assessments.
• Drive operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.

A day in the life

In this role, you will focus on the execution of end-to-end deployment and manage technical ambiguity around the integration of workcells in fulfillment centers. Daily, you will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, construction teams, and internal customers (including site maintenance and operations teams) to ensure a safe, on-time, high-quality product is delivered. You will travel to project sites and collaborate both virtually and in person to align all business stakeholders on program status. You will manage day-to-day project execution and work on continuous improvement activities to enhance deployment execution first-pass yield. Additionally, you will work with senior engineers and your manager to develop technical depth and build strategic thinking skills for future growth.

About the team

Are you inspired by invention? Is problem-solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? If so, you’ll fit right in with the Tech Deployment (TD) team within Amazon Robotics (AR). We are a smart, collaborative team of enthusiastic doers who work passionately to apply innovative advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t yet imagine. We invent new improvements every day and provide the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling, and fun.

The AR Tech Deployment team is missioned with enabling the delivery of large-scale automation technologies designed and manufactured by Amazon. The team is multi-disciplinary, consisting of Field Deployment Engineers, Controls Engineering, Design for Deployment, Product Single Threaded Leaders, and a Program Management Office team. Together, we collaborate on enabling the delivery of new technologies and packaging solutions that delight our customers and improve safety, quality, and costs within Amazon’s fulfillment processes. The team is geographically located across four North America hub locations, and the work we deliver directly impacts high-priority goals set each year for Amazon’s most senior leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years of site reliability engineering (SRE), systems engineering, systems administration, DevOps, security administration, or network administration experience.
• 5+ years of Linux experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience.
• Experience in any of the following: Python, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Bash, Shell, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of TCP/IP and networking protocols such as HTTP and DNS.
• Experience designing and developing scripts to automate operational burdens and reviewing scripting changes to ensure they meet standards for maintainability, scalability, and security.
• Experience working in a 24/7 production environment.
• Experience with service-oriented architecture and web services.

Benefits

Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours worked, 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

Pay

The base salary range for this position is as follows (final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location):

• USA, MA (North Reading, Westboro): $104,500.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, TN (Nashville): $99,300.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, TX (Austin): $104,500.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually
• USA, WA (Bellevue, Seattle): $104,500.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

Your Amazon package will also include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Schedule

This is a travel-based role, requiring up to 75% or more travel across North America. Relocation to Amazon Corporate offices in Seattle, Boston, Nashville, or Austin will be required.