Amazon Sr Hardware Systems Engineer DCE Security Solutions Engineering 

United States, Texas, Austin 

450488643

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.A successful candidate will have an established background in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or equivalent and has the ability to cross disciplines to a limited degree in order to understand designs, and to communicate with external vendors. This position requires independent decision making and self-learning in regards to cross discipline concepts. Being a self-starter is highly expected for this role. This role will serve as a design engineer and engineering SME in order to drive new solutions for existing equipment/processes by collaborating with internal stakeholders, vendors, contractors and machine builders. The candidate will be directly responsible for communication with ODM engineers to convey the group's engineering goals & design expectations and providing information needed to drive completion. The candidate shall be able to provide mechanical design ideas and controls architecture & functionality. The engineer would act as a true design consultant for mechanical needs with some in-house testing and programming required.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead product high level architecture
- Turn business requirements into product requirements
- Drive technical discussions with stakeholders and suppliers during RFPs
- Evaluate technical sections of proposals during vendor selection
- Work with ODMs to turn requirements into specifications
- Develop validation tests; both internal and vendor-driven
- Audit ODM progress
- Bring up prototypes on site
- Iterate on designs until high volume production
- Test failure analysis and solution validation to complete successful product development
- Product documentation- Schedule and milestone management
- Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycleA day in the lifeAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- BS or BA in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
- 10+ years experience in new product introduction and product life cycle management
- 5+ years experience in management of engineering design projects in the ODM model
- 5+ years experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, AutoCAD Inventor, Microsoft Office, PLC/HMI Programming, Motors, VFDs, and 24VDC control devices (such as limit switches, solenoids, photo eyes and E-Stops)
- 5+ years experience with design for six sigma with hands one experience in tools like FMEA, DVP&R and product reliability analysis

- Master’s degree in Engineering (any discipline)
- Experienced in engaging customers to gather requirements and develop specifications
- Analytic problem solving skills, including knowledge of 8D, Six Sigma, DOE or similar disciplines
- Experienced in designing material handling systems and related automation equipment, with a high Mechanical aptitude for hands on innovation
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills