Senior Firmware Engineer – Amazon Industrial Robotics

Job Description

📍 Location: United States (multiple locations)
🏢 Team: Amazon Industrial Robotics
💼 Experience Level: Senior / Experienced Firmware Engineer

🔹 About the Role

Amazon Industrial Robotics is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to develop and maintain next-generation robotic systems. This role involves architecting complex embedded systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving engineering solutions that balance performance, reliability, and innovation in a fast-paced R&D environment.

You will play a critical role in shaping the firmware architecture for Amazon’s industrial robots, providing technical guidance, and influencing design decisions that directly impact robotic operations across Amazon fulfillment centers.

🌟 Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain firmware for advanced robotic systems, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Contribute to system architecture design for complex embedded systems.
• Collaborate with peers across hardware, software, and systems teams to solve technical challenges.
• Provide constructive feedback in peer reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Communicate effectively with technical leadership, providing updates and recommendations on system design and implementation.
• Engineer solutions that optimize performance and reliability in a high-paced R&D environment.
• Participate in design discussions, debugging, and testing to ensure robust system functionality.

💼 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• Proven experience in firmware development for embedded systems.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, or similar languages.
• Hands-on experience with robotic systems, motor control, or sensor integration.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

🔹 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and hardware-software co-design.
• Familiarity with industrial robotics, motion control, or mechatronic systems.
• Prior experience in mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership.
• Knowledge of simulation tools, automated testing frameworks, and continuous integration for firmware development.

🌐 Why Amazon Industrial Robotics

• Work on innovative robotic systems that transform Amazon’s fulfillment and supply chain operations.
• Collaborate with high-performing, interdisciplinary engineering teams.
• Opportunities to influence system architecture, mentor engineers, and drive innovation.
• Contribute to building next-generation industrial robots that operate at scale.