System Dev Engineer - Robotic Sensor Technology, Amazon Robotics

Job Description

The Amazon Robotics Sensor Team is seeking a talented and motivated System Development Engineer to develop and integrate next generation sensor technology in robotics.

Requirements

• BA/BS/MS/PhD in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer/System Engineering or related discipline
• 2+ years of system development experience in concept-to-production environment
• 2+ Experience with sensing technologies, including but not limited to camera, stereo camera, time-of-flight camera, radar, and lidar
• Experience designing sensors and/or sensor & compute systems for high fidelity perception applications
• Experience with Python or other programming language

Responsibilities

• Research emerging sensor technologies and investigate potential applications in Amazon fulfillment network
• Partner with hardware, firmware, software and testing teams as well as suppliers to develop sensor technologies from concept to high volume production
• Design and develop sensor and compute products characterization methodologies and automate the solutions
• Define system requirements and test plans, drive experiments, data collection, perform system/sub-system level testing and evaluation
• Work backwards from customer needs and work directly with internal customers to advise sensor selection, design sensor and compute systems, develop integration plans and prototype solutions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (multiple plan options)
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program for mental health support
• 401(k) with company match and various investment choices
• Company-paid life/AD&D and disability insurance
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) for employee ownership
• Child care and elder care referrals, adoption assistance
• Paid maternity and parental leave (including Ramp Back)
• Paid time off (PTO) and company holidays
• Employee discount on Amazon.com products
• Career Choice program (95% tuition and textbook coverage)