Sr. Reg Automation Eng

About the role

Description Operations is at the heart of Amazon’s business. We are known for our speed, accuracy, and exceptional service. Our buildings deliver tens of thousands of products to hundreds of countries worldwide, every day. The Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team are the business partners that work tirelessly behind the scenes to make it happen. We drive continuous improvement, and maintain all of the robotics and material handling equipment (MHE) to ensure our customers are met with the Amazon smile.

Key job responsibilities

• Understand and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers, industrial networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Profinet, ASi), motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems
• Apply Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on troubleshooting and dive deeps for engineering issues, supporting a region of onsite automation engineers to investigate the root cause and planning actions to eliminate/mitigate the downtime of critical assets
• Programming and source coding for in-house built solutions based in PLC or PC controllers and SCADA/OEE platforms
• Develop solutions related to Automation Systems Project Management (PM) of large-scale initiatives that will require work activities coordination of site-based Automation Engineers (AE) to accomplish goals of the business
• Create, optimize and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for control the efficiency, availability and quality of the machines, generating reports for improvement purposes
• Communicate with Vendors and senior leadership to plan and coordinate technical resolutions for local teams or network wide issues
• Provide technical guidance and decision making for collaboration projects or initiatives with other Amazon teams, being a key stakeholder in supporting technical and major network support requests
• Provide 24/7 on-call rotational support for hardware and software systems across multiple sites
• Travel up to 80%

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 7+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays
• 7+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
• 7+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience
• 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience
• 7+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience
• 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and designing HMI and control network components
• Experience programming with RSLogix5000, Studio 5000, FT View, and other controls software platforms
• Master's degree, or Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Experience leading Controls in manufacturing or complex industrial environments