Amazon
Sr. System Development Engineer, Robotics Delivery & Packaging Innovation (RDPI)
$151K–$205K
Westborough, MA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional system development or controls engineering experience (or equivalent).
- Education
- Bachelor's degree.
About the job
Leads controls architecture and system development for new robotics automation solutions, designing for reliable, maintainable, and scalable deployment from product inception.
What you'll do
- Influence controls and system architecture throughout NPI, from Alpha through GA.
- Develop reusable controls patterns and commissioning frameworks, including emulators, automated validation, and CI/CD for controls code.
- Lead technical reviews and partner with hardware, program, Scale, and AI teams; mentor engineers and set engineering standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree.
- Knowledge of at least one modern programming language, such as C, C++, Java, or Perl.
- 5+ years of professional system development or controls engineering experience (or equivalent).
- Experience designing controls/automation systems and hands-on experience with industrial control systems, PLC programming, industrial networking, system integration, and safety signal integration.
Nice to have
- Experience with material handling equipment (MHE) or automation environments.
- Experience with AWS technologies, including Redshift, S3, AWS Glue, EMR, Kinesis, FireHose, Lambda, and IAM roles and permissions.
Pay
USD 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Java, Perl, Codesys, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff
AI focus
Partner with the AI team to incorporate self-service deployment and predictive capabilities into solutions from inception.
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