Robotics Systems Engineer II, Robotics - Tech Deployment

Amazon Robotics Technology Deployment Systems Engineer

Join Amazon's Robotics Technology Deployment team within Amazon Robotics organization to deploy robotics across North America's fulfillment network. In this field engineering position, you will be overseeing large scale project planning, installation, and launch of industrial automation technologies across Amazon's growing Stores network. This travel-based role demands strong technical skills for deploying robotic equipment, including mechanical and electrical systems, network configurations, and software coordination.

The ideal candidate has experience with complex electro-mechanical and network systems, large scale installations, and system troubleshooting. You will work with cross-functional partners across the Amazon Fulfillment Technology & Robotics engineering, safety, product strategy, software, supply chain, third-party installers, contracted deployment engineers, construction teams, and internal operations customer teams, functioning as the lead on-site project manager to provide technical oversight on installation Amazon-designed automation equipment.

This Systems Engineer position is an individual contributor role, influencing and leading stakeholders from planning through go-live of each project. Project durations vary from a few days to several months each. This is a travel-based role and you will be expected to travel to meet the requirements of your projects across North America, upwards of 75% or more. Relocation to Amazon Corporate offices in Seattle, Boston, Nashville or Austin will be required for the role.

Key responsibilities include managing the tactical deployment of large scale industrial automation technologies, owning the tactical execution to achieve the target "go-live" date for each project assigned; delivering independently. You will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams to convert technical requirements into refined deployment execution documents (schedules, Standard Operating Procedures, dependencies, etc.).

You will improve operational metrics and team processes through automation and optimization. You will independently resolve difficult technical problems during deployment, considering operational burden and making appropriate trade-offs between time, quality, and resources. You will create and improve standard work documents and operational guidebooks, and work towards automating or improving team processes. You will influence internal and partner teams towards meeting team level goals.

You will develop subject matter expertise in one or more deployment domains. You will mentor junior engineers and participate in technical assessment. You will drive operational excellence initiatives with measurable results.

A day in the life involves focused execution of end-to-end deployment and managing technical ambiguity around integration of workcells in fulfillment centers. You will collaborate with hardware engineering, technical program managers, product managers, construction teams, and internal customers including site maintenance and operations teams, to ensure a safe, on time, high quality product is delivered to the internal customer. You will travel to your project sites, collaborate both virtually and in person, to ensure all business stakeholders are aligned on program status.

You will manage the day-to-day project execution, and work on continuous improvement activities to improve deployment execution first pass yield. You will work with senior engineers and your manager to develop technical depth and begin building strategic thinking skills for future growth.