Amazon
Senior Performance Engineer, Worldwide Innovation Engineering
$132K–$179K
Bellevue, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience; 5+ years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent; Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
About the job
Leads testing, statistical evaluation, and optimization of mechatronic automation systems to validate performance and inform design decisions.
What you'll do
- Design and run structured experiments and performance evaluations to establish operating limits and identify system issues.
- Analyze test results and communicate actionable findings to engineering and business stakeholders.
- Develop testing tools, processes, and documentation; collaborate across teams to improve automation designs.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent.
- Experience with design & innovation and research & development, and management of engineering design projects.
- Experience using business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing; experience with design-in-safety.
Pay
132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
MS Excel, MS Project, CAD software
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