Systems Development Engineer, Tech Deploy- Systems Integration

About the role

Work hard. Have fun. Make history. Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover, and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it.

As a Systems Development Engineer, you will be part of a global initiative developing and delivering the next generation of world-class fulfillment systems through advanced technology. You will serve as a liaison between Fulfillment Center Operations and product development engineers, owning the development and improvement of deployment processes while validating and testing through lab and field activities.

Responsibilities

• Support installation of complex cross-functional projects with considerable business impact, potentially spanning organizations or geographies.
• Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to deliver high-quality, cross-functional projects on-time, on-budget, maintainable, and low-defect.
• Contribute to project priorities, establish milestones, and drive schedules to meet deadlines.
• Establish, capture, and present KPI metrics to evaluate project success and failure.
• Deep dive technical solutions encompassing advanced technology applications, conveyor hardware selection, material handling integration, and commissioning content.
• Participate in design reviews and support execution efforts with internal teams and outside vendors, including equipment specifications, material flow, process design, and site layout.
• Communicate project status, answer detailed project questions, and produce clear summaries for program management teams.
• Capture and synthesize the Voice of Customer (VoC) for new product introductions and prioritize system defects to influence triage efforts with Product Development teams.
• Build strong working relationships with Fulfillment Center/Sort Center management and operations teams, as well as Facilities, Finance, Safety, Process Engineers, and other stakeholders.
• Identify process improvement initiatives supporting operations, deployment, or engineering teams within a geographic node.
• Develop cross-functional knowledge of Operations and Engineering systems, processes, procedures, and tools.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions with quick turnaround.
• Travel up to 75% throughout North America, varying based on peak seasons.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience in Unix or scripting in one or more languages (e.g., Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby).
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby.
• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
• Experience working with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems including robotics and high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience in network design, including major routing protocols, topology design, network hardware, device configuration, and traffic engineering.
• Experience using Lean Process Improvement, Six Sigma methodologies, or related performance metrics/process improvements to increase efficiency.
• 3+ years of motor controls experience (motor starts, variable frequency drives, DC drives, standard electrical components).
• 3+ years of control system experience including PLC/IPC-based controls design, development, implementation, testing, and support (e.g., Allen Bradley, Siemens, CODESYS).
• Experience creating technical documentation such as flow diagrams, conveyor and equipment layouts, installation details, and work instructions.
• Demonstrated understanding of life-cycle embedded systems development including hardware (circuit and logic designs, PLCs), software (embedded operating systems and programming), testing, and implementation.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• Experience debugging, profiling, and implementing software engineering best practices in large-scale systems.
• 2+ years of designing or architecting new and existing systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling).
• 4+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation.
• Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, software architectures, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing, and operational excellence.
• Experience in technical leadership of development, testing, and implementation of large-scale, complex technology projects.
• Experience developing web-based applications using AWS services (e.g., Kinesis, DynamoDB, Lambda, AppSync, Step Functions) or alternative cloud-based services.
• Demonstrated design and/or implementation experience with integrated automation solutions such as material handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, or manufacturing lines.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

Pay

Base salary range: $129,200.00 – $174,800.00 USD annually (varies by location).