What are the responsibilities and job description for the Amazon Robotics Electrical Engineer position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply state of the art advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even image yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
Job Overview – Amazon is seeking a talented and motivated Electrical Engineer to work on system design, implementation and release to manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have experience in system design, complex analog and digital circuit design, possess good communication skills, and have the ability to own a large component of a system. This candidate must have the ability to work well both independently and in team settings. This position reports directly to the Electrical Engineering Manager.
Key job responsibilities
Working with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototyping, validation, testing and certification.
- Owning a large component of a subsystem from concept to fielding.
- Coordinate with all other cross-functions to ensure project success.
- Possess a thorough understanding of technical principles and concepts in Electrical Engineering.
- Writing and developing functional specifications, design verification plans and test procedures.
- Architecting, designing and implementing complex embedded system, analog and digital circuit design, and systems debugging.
- Supporting product releases to manufacturing and customer deployments.
- Execute tasks to ambitious schedules.
- Establish development processes to meet industry standards for functionally safe control systems (IEC 61508).
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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- -4 years of experience in electrical, firmware and system level design.
- Experience in schematic entry, layout tools and design for manufacturability (familiarity with OrCAD Capture and Cadence Allegro tool flow is a plus).
- Experience designing high volume printed circuit boards with design-for-cost targets.
- Experience designing complex schematics containing analog and digital electronics including boards with FPGA’s, microcontrollers or microprocessors.
- Experience with mixed signal designs.
- Experience with serial communication interfaces (CAN, SPI, Ethernet, USB, etc.).
- Experience executing design reviews in front of interdisciplinary teams.
- Familiar with PCB layout design and best practices.
- Comfortable debugging existing designs.
- Demonstrated strong ability to move seamlessly between levels of abstraction – from system to the “nuts and bolts” implementation.
- Experience with system design interfacing to a wide array of electro-mechanical subsystems and debugging experience.
- Commitment to rigorous testing practices and design process flows.
- Problem solver, “can do”, ”get any task done” attitude
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Customer focused
- Desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
- Able to provide the customer and company-wide perspective to detailed technical decisions
- Excellent written (white papers) and oral communication skills
- Ability to support domestic and international travel as required by the program
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience applying IEC 60204 and/or IEC 61508 machinery safety standards preferred.
- Experience designing, developing and certifying safety rated hardware systems is desirable.
- Proficient with PSPICE for analog circuit simulation.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving EMI/EMC issues
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