Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Join the brightest minds in robotics developing the next generation of manipulation robots! You will be part of a multidisciplinary team - a startup within Amazon - breaking new ground in how robots are designed, built and operated at scale. We hire smart and effective engineers and offer them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers. We do this daily by solving complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity.
As a part of the embedded team, you’ll build advanced control systems for manipulation robots. The stack includes custom hardware, embedded Linux, Computer Vision, Motor Control, WiFi, Safety, IO Protocols for attached devices and more. You will work closely with scientists to design and implement modern controls algorithms. The software you create will be deployed at Amazon scale, powering large fleets.
Key job responsibilities
This brand new system is a critical priority for the Robotics organization. As a key member, you will:
- Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems
- Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms. Validate designs through simulation and real-world testing
- Partner with roboticists and researchers to implement novel capabilities
- Drive system architecture decisions that impact the future of Amazon’s warehouse robotics systems
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Expert level skills with C/C++
- Experience building complex embedded systems
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Internship, Seasonal work,