Sr. Embedded Engineer, Amazon Robotics

About the role

Join a group of the brightest engineers to develop the next generation of Amazon's world-class robotics and robotics safety systems. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to rapidly bring groundbreaking ideas to full-scale production devices trusted by thousands of associates at Amazon's facilities worldwide. We hire the world’s brightest minds and offer an environment where they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain both safety and non-safety rated systems used in what may be the world’s largest autonomous robot fleet.
• Learn and master multiple components including networking/WiFi, security, and a variety of sensors.
• Participate in the architecture of complex systems and collaborate with coworkers to realize team goals.
• Provide feedback in the peer review process and effectively communicate with technical leadership.
• Create solutions that balance world-class performance and world-class safety.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop, test, and debug safety and non-safety rated robotic systems.
• Participate in the design process, analyze potential safety hazards, and implement new products and features.
• Write automated tests or conduct live testing to debug and root-cause issues.
• Occasionally engage in live debugging of systems at fulfillment centers.

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.
• 5+ years of development experience in C or C++ within an embedded environment or with robotic systems, including direct, hands-on experience designing, developing, and debugging one of the following: consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive systems, avionics, industrial, or telecommunications products.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Familiarity developing in a safety standards-controlled environment such as IEC 61508 or ISO 26262.

About the team

The firmware team is comprised of super-smart doers who work passionately to apply the latest technological advances in robotics and embedded software to solve real-world challenges. We take our responsibility for safety seriously but strive to produce the right product that also delivers the performance we need. We pay attention to details so others don’t have to and aim to create systems that are natural and intuitive to use, ensuring safety doesn’t require a second thought.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Maternity and parental leave options.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Health insurance options including Basic Life & AD&D, supplemental life plans, EAP, mental health support, and medical advice line.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.

Pay

Base salary range: $168,100.00 - $227,400.00 USD annually (locations: North Reading, MA or Westboro, MA).