Amazon · 16 hours ago
Sr System Development Engineer, World Wide Design Engineering
Nashville, TN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $235K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is a leading company in the logistics industry, and they are seeking a Sr System Development Engineer to ensure world-class performance of complex, automated facilities. The role involves defining testing standards, developing validation strategies, and mentoring engineering talent to drive operational excellence.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Define world-class testing standards for our material handling and robotic systems
Design test methodologies based on the defined standards
Develop comprehensive validation strategies to ensure flawless performance
Mentor and develop our engineering talent
Collaborate seamlessly across teams to drive operational excellence
Directly influence and contribute to future design requirements for design and installation
Develop technical testing methods for mission-critical features
Inspect the results of the testing and continuously refine and improve the testing methodologies - defining what 'good' looks like
Establish and oversee quality metrics and improvement initiatives that scale across our network
Drive engineering excellence for complete system implementations
Foster collaboration between engineers, vendors, customers, and business stakeholders
Champion data-driven decision making and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Experience writing technical documents, project plans and progress reports to leadership and to stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial), or a related technical field
5+ years of hands-on experience in complex system testing, commissioning, verification, and validation
Experience designing and implementing systems within large-scale industrial or logistics facilities
Experience with Operational Technology interfacing patterns
Preferred
5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
Experience in creating and implementing standards with respect to testing and commissioning large scale highly automated complex warehousing systems
Familiarity with Amazon's warehouse operations and automation technologies (preferred)
Master's Degree in Engineering, Robotics, or related technical field
Experience managing geographically distributed teams
Experience developing and executing multi-year technology roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and build consensus across organizations
Expert in identifying risk and developing test strategies to mitigate that risk
Futuristic visionary who thrives on automating mundane tasks and thinking big!
Benefits
A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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