Amazon
Regional Automation Engineer, SSD RME Regional Automation Engineering
$114K–$163K
Sacramento, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 5, 2026
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
Brisbane, CA - Experience
- 4+ years in each of the specified automation, programming, robotics/control systems, and electrical/automated equipment areas; alternatively, 5+ years of professional or military experience for the degree qualification.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, engineering technology or equivalent, or 5+ years of professional or military experience. Preferred: Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Provides regional engineering support for Amazon site automation control systems, troubleshooting equipment and improving reliability across facilities.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot material handling control systems, robotics, networks, drives, and electrical distribution systems; investigate root causes and reduce downtime.
- Provide regional escalation support, technical guidance, commissioning, project support, training, and continuous improvement.
- Develop operating procedures, code and parameter sets, performance metrics, and reliability mechanisms; travel to assigned sites up to 80%.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, engineering technology or equivalent, or 5+ years of professional or military experience.
- 4+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
- 4+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience; 4+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
- 4+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience; flexible schedule and travel up to 80%.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent; or Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- Experience leading controls in manufacturing or complex industrial environments, and maintaining or troubleshooting motor controls.
Pay
USD 125,400.00 - 163,000.00 annually (base salary); USD 114,000.00 - 148,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
PLC/PC controllers, Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, Profinet, ASi, Siemens
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