Amazon
Automation Engineer
$90K–$112K
Richmond, VA · Full-time · Posted Feb 4, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience, or 2+ years of experience with Ladder Logic and structure programming from Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Codesys PLCs.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Maintains and troubleshoots fulfillment-center automation and material handling systems to improve reliability, performance, and operational support.
What you'll do
- Maintain and troubleshoot automation, material handling control systems, and industrial networks.
- Monitor equipment metrics, analyze system performance, and conduct building System Assessments.
- Provide escalation support to site technicians and collaborate with maintenance and operations teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 2+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
- Flexible schedule, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
- Experience in PLC-based controls design, development, implementation, and support.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 2+ years of experience with Ladder Logic and structure programming from Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Codesys PLCs.
Nice to have
- Experience with material handling, flow, and capacity.
- Experience with industrial control systems, hardware and software.
Pay
90,000.00 - 112,500.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
PLC/PC controllers, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Codesys
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