Sr. Innovation and Design Eng Advanced Concept Team, Design and Engineering

Role Overview

We are looking to add a high‑impact Innovation & Design Engineer to our Advanced Concept Team. In this role, you will drive early‑stage concept design and system modeling for next‑generation fulfillment architectures, owning advanced concept projects from initial modeling through design approval and creating the blueprints that guide future network implementation.

You will develop functional requirements and collaborate with product development teams, ensuring automation technologies meet holistic fulfillment needs. Your projects will focus on advanced concept integration across multiple automation technologies, creating solutions that span hardware, software, and operational requirements. You will work on concepts that may become templates for new construction or retrofit strategies across Amazon’s global fulfillment network.

• Own end‑to‑end concept design including physical layout, system modeling, and ergonomic assessment for next‑generation automated fulfillment solutions
• Design advanced concept integration for ASRS, robotics, and material handling equipment in early‑stage development phases
• Create visual prototypes and design artifacts that communicate complex automation concepts to cross‑functional stakeholders and leadership
• Develop cost‑effective solutions leveraging automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and robotics for future network implementation
• Create technical documentation including functional requirements that guide product development for downstream implementation teams
• Author technical white papers that convey highly complex designs and trade‑offs to senior leadership audiences
• Iterate on early‑stage concept designs through simulation and modeling to optimize space utilization, throughput, and operational efficiency

You start your morning reviewing CAD layouts for a next‑generation ASRS concept, refining integration points based on simulation results. Mid‑morning, you present visual prototypes of your robotic cell design to the product team, translating complex automation concepts into clear functional requirements. After lunch, you mentor a junior engineer on their first advanced concept design, helping them think through system‑level trade‑offs and ergonomic considerations.

You close the day iterating on layout optimizations for your second active project, a regional distribution center retrofit concept, preparing technical documentation that will guide the implementation team’s development phase.

The Advanced Concept Team operates on the leading edge of fulfillment design. We operate in a highly ambiguous space and leverage advanced technologies to create system‑level concepts that transform Amazon’s logistics network.

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members. 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

• 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
• Experience with design & innovation and research & development
• Experience in management of engineering design projects
• Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software

• 5+ years of specialty experience with progressive responsibility
• Knowledge of concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making
• Master’s degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and high‑speed manufacturing systems
• Experience with design‑in‑safety

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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