Amazon
Automation Engineer, SAV4-RME
$90K–$112K
Pooler, GA · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in relevant areas as an alternative to the stated bachelor's degree; the posting lists several qualifying experience areas.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Maintains, troubleshoots, and improves fulfillment-center automation and material handling control systems to support equipment reliability and operational performance.
What you'll do
- Maintain and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers, industrial networks, drives, and electrical distribution systems.
- Monitor equipment metrics, analyze performance issues, and work with maintenance and operations teams on solutions and improvements.
- Provide first-level escalation support and conduct building System Assessments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or automation engineering, or equivalent; alternatively, 2+ years of relevant PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
- Relevant experience may include PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis, robotics work cells and control systems, or electrical theory, controls, and automated equipment.
- Experience with Ladder Logic and structured programming from Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Codesys PLCs, or the stated degree alternative.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
Nice to have
- Experience with HMI and control network components, motor controls, industrial controls, and robotics.
- Experience interpreting or modifying electrical and mechanical drawings, or programming with RSLogix5000, Studio 5000, or FT View.
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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