Amazon
Hardware Development Engineer, Functional Safety
$117K–$160K
N.Reading, MA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 29, 2026
- Location
- N.Reading, MA
N.reading, MA - Experience
- 4+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Defines and designs safety-relevant controls for robotics and industrial equipment, guiding safety analysis, standards compliance, verification, and certification from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Guide the design of controls for functionally safe robotics and industrial automation products, including hazard and risk assessments and safety analyses.
- Write or review safety requirements, plans, specifications, and test procedures; analyze control-circuit failure modes and identify mitigations.
- Apply industrial safety standards and work with interdisciplinary teams to develop, test, validate, and certify products.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 4+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems.
- Experience with safety programs from concept through certification or regulatory process.
- Experience in a regulated industry applying standards to design and work products.
Nice to have
- Experience programmatically testing products, measuring test coverage, and improving automation, testability, and diagnostics.
- Experience with electronics systems including microcontrollers, FPGAs, and/or mixed-signal designs.
Pay
117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
IEC, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, IEC 61496, microcontrollers, FPGAs
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