Senior Electrical Engineer, Amazon Industrial Robotics

Key job responsibilities

• Working with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototyping, validation, testing and certification
• Leading and supporting a technical team on multiple projects in parallel
• Cookordination with other disciplines is effective for each project

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of hardware engineering experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience testing hardware/mechanical sub-components, research and data analysis skills, and/or Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout best practices
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware, or experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Expert in schematic entry, layout tools and design for manufacturability (familiarity with OrCAD Capture and Cadence Allegro tool flow is a plus)
• Experience designing high volume printed circuit boards with design-for-cost targets
• Experience designing complex schematics containing analog and digital electronics including boards with FPGA’s, microcontrollers or microprocessors.
• Experience with mixed signal designs
• Experience with serial communication interfaces (CAN, SPI, Ethernet, USB, etc.).
• Proficient with PSPICE for analog circuit simulation
• Demonstrated strong ability to move seamlessly between levels of abstraction – from system to the “nuts and bolts” implementation
• Extensive system design interfacing to a wide array of electro-mechanical subsystems and debugging experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Can work proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and deliver on projects and tasks
• Experience understanding needs of business and end customers and translating them into right solutions
• Experience identifying and resolving complex issues
• Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent written (white papers) and oral communication skills
• Ability to support domestic and international travel as required by the program
• Experience applying IEC 60204 and/or IEC 61508 machinery safety standards preferred
• Experience designing, developing and certifying safety rated hardware systems is desirable
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving EMI/EMC issues