As an Advanced Materials Engineer at Amazon's Global Materials Science organization, you will lead the development of innovative packaging materials aimed at enhancing sustainability and automation. This hands-on role involves conducting laboratory research, characterizing materials properties, and collaborating with suppliers to transition novel materials from concept to production. You will work within a team dedicated to transforming e-commerce packaging through rigorous research and testing. Your contributions will directly impact Amazon's sustainability goals and customer experience.

• 5 - 10+ years of experience with materials selection, testing, and scaling to manufacturing.
• Bachelor's degree in materials science engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, pulp/paper engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
• Experience with the project management of technical projects.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Experience in characterization techniques and equipment, such as SEM-EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, DMA, rheometry, spectrophotometry, optical microscopy, and mechanical property testing related to packaging or other forest products.

• Lead hands-on laboratory research and development of packaging materials including paper substrates, adhesives, coatings, and alternative fiber technologies.
• Design and execute experiments to optimize material formulations and processing parameters.
• Develop next-generation materials solutions that unlock step-change improvements in performance, cost, sustainability, and automation compatibility.
• Perform comprehensive materials characterization using various testing techniques.
• Establish correlations between fundamental materials properties and operational performance in fulfillment environments.
• Define materials specifications based on critical performance thresholds required for packaging.
• Work directly with suppliers to develop and scale new materials.
• Collaborate with Packaging Engineering on materials-design integration and automation equipment compatibility.
• Support sustainability initiatives including carbon footprint modeling and recyclability assessment.
• Document experimental procedures, results, and learnings to build institutional knowledge.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.