Amazon is seeking an embedded software engineer to develop safety-critical motor control and actuator firmware for advanced robotics systems. This role involves designing real-time embedded software that meets functional safety standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The engineer will work hands-on throughout the development lifecycle, contributing to innovative automation solutions that operate safely alongside humans. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics at Amazon's scale.

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture experience of new and existing systems
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Working knowledge of motor control fundamentals, including feedback control loops, encoders, and current sensing
• Familiarity with functional safety principles and the ability to translate safety requirements into software constraints
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle experience, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as QNX
• Experience with embedded communication interfaces such as CAN / CAN FD, EtherCAT, SPI, I2C, and RS-485
• Strong understanding of motor control theory with hands-on implementation of calibration, filtering, and synchronization for robust feedback control
• Practical application of functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 13849, IEC 62304, or ISO 26262
• Knowledge of embedded safety mechanisms including watchdogs, overcurrent protection, brownout detection, and thermal monitoring

• Design, develop, and maintain real-time motor control and actuator firmware from early prototypes through production
• Develop, implement, and tune feedback control systems that meet the timing, safety, and robustness requirements of production robotic systems
• Participate in functional safety activities including hazard analysis, FMEA/FMEDA, fault tree analysis, safety reviews, and support for internal audits
• Build robust pipelines for encoder calibration, current and voltage sensing, filtering, and synchronization
• Validate and debug custom motor controllers and sensors alongside electrical engineers during board bring-up
• Build and maintain hardware-in-the-loop test automation and improve build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tooling
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, systems, manufacturing, and safety teams to integrate solutions end-to-end
• Provide meaningful feedback in code reviews to raise software quality and maintainability

• 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.