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Amazon opened its virtual doors in 1995 and strives to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online. Amazon Logistics (AMZL) is looking to hire an experienced, innovative, hands-on, and customer-obsessed Senior Hardware Development Engineer to lead the development of new mechatronic products to integrate into our Delivery Station of the future. The successful candidate will be a member of the Amazon Logistics Innovation Engineering team and will be responsible to strategize, define and manage the lifecycle of new mechatronic technologies for the AMZL Delivery Stations.

This role requires experienced and entrepreneurial minded individuals with combined robotics, engineering, planning and analytical skills. This individual will directly influence the Amazon last mile automation roadmap by partnering with Robotics, SW Tech Teams, Process Engineering teams, Operations, Facilities and Engineering teams to improve our final customer shopping experience.

Senior Innovation Engineer, WW AMZL Innovation and Design Engineering

Job ID : 2884105 | Amazon Deutschland Transport GmbH

About the team

We are a set of diverse individuals who work coherently to solve customer problems with the most innovative solutions. We put heavy emphasis on empowering our employees to maintain work / life harmony. The team works with innovative technologies in the market to bring into AMZL to solve complex technical problems. It's a fine balance between working on writing strategic business cases and understanding the deep human-machine interfaces.

As a HDE, you will be a part of the team of experts working on the development of complex mechatronics products. You will own or contribute to the following :

• Lead the overall end-to-end equipment technology development to move through ideation, development, conceptual design, detail design, testing and on-site implementation.
• Write requirements, functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures
• Collect customer needs and feedback from the technologies deployed in the field to propose new solutions and enhancements,
• Influence technical and business decisions working through data-driven contributions based on technology tests and validation plans,
• Define and track clear project timelines, manage project budget, conduct regular progress reviews.
• Partner with simulation team for validating new ideas and concepts to optimize current workflows and automate manual process paths
• Lead the discussion for scalability strategy of new technologies working with various teams like Engineering, vendors, Supply Chain, Corp Dev, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automation Engineering, or equivalent,
• 5+ years in the development and validation of mechatronics systems,
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, SolidWorks or similar 3D CAD, best practices for part design, advanced assemblies and complex configuration management,
• Thorough understanding of principals, theories and concepts in mechanical engineering and ability to apply them to product design
• Experience in optimizing machine design for scaled manufacturing (DFx), cost reduction and maintainability.
• Proven capabilities in managing complex projects with limited guidance and in a fast changing environment,
• Fluency in English language

Preferred qualifications

A day in the life

You will ideate and bring to life new technologies for AMZL. Your day could include activities ranging from working with new vendors on developing concepts for AMZL with automation and robotics technology, to being in the field and learning the challenges that associates face. You would build and validate prototypes in our Innovation Center to enable fast-design iterations. You will demonstrate through simulation and data the actual benefits of the new technologies integration in the field bringing your entrepreneurial and innovative spirit at disposal of the team. You would write a business case and work with stakeholders to build a case for piloting new technology. You could dive deep into understanding how the tech influences AMZL processes and the associate's lives.