Innovation Engineer

Key job responsibilities

• Key partner to work closely with the Product teams and WW Engineering to drive customer (AMZL) requirements for implementing various robotics solutions in AMZL.
• Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the last mile network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
• Identify process paths to automate based on various factors; labor, cost, safety, performance, etc. working with Process Engineering and Operations partners
• Author business cases to introduce automation to the Delivery Stations network in NA to improve productivity
• Define pilot criteria and success metrics to validate prototype units
• Collaboration with internal teams to provide technical documentation such as product specifications, integration requirements, etc.
• Partner with Mechanical, Controls and Software teams to plan the technologies integration in operation
• Partner with simulation team for validating new ideas and concepts to automate manual process paths
• Contribute to design the Delivery Station of the future combining Robotics, Automation, IoT and Machine Learning disciplines.
  

A day in the life

You will ideate and bring to life new technologies for AMZL. Your day could include: working with new vendors on developing concepts for AMZL with automation and robotics technology to bring in the field and learning the challenges that associates face. You would write a business case and work with stakeholders to build a case for piloting new technology. You could dive deep into understanding how the tech influences AMZL processes and the associate's lives. Eventually, you will iterate on your new ideas to decide for the business on GO/NO-GO for the new tech into AMZL. Bringing your entrepreneurial and innovative spirits will be a daily ordeal - it's always Day 1.

About The Team

We are a set of diverse individuals who work coherently to solve customer problems with the most innovative solutions. We put heavy emphasis on empowering our employees to maintain work/life harmony. The team works with innovative technologies in the market to bring into AMZL to solve complex technical problems. It's a fine balance between working on writing strategic business cases to understanding the deep human-machine interfaces.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

San Francisco, CA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent industrial background
• 5+ years' demonstrated Engineering experience in an automation, robotics or manufacturing environment
• 5+ years engineering project management experience
• Experience across the full project lifecycle; from analysis and design to implementation
• Experience with complex projects in operations, processes, or performance improvement
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and identify the root cause of issues, drive improvements, and implement preventive measures
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
• Ability to support complex technical discussions with a variety of groups including software engineers, hardware engineers, technicians, and operators
• Pragmatic and hands-on working style.
• Experience in PLC programming
• Experience with EAM Tools