About the Role:

Amazon's internal design services team invents solutions for unique unmet needs within Amazon's operations environment. We seek a customer-obsessed hardware design engineer with proven expertise in mechanical design, manufacturing, and automation who thrives in cross-functional teams and invents simple solutions for complex problems.

Key job responsibilities

Customer Focus & Requirements Gathering:

Investigate customer problems from the customer and stakeholder perspective

• Translate learnings into data-driven product requirements

• Design & Development

• Own design, prototyping, and validation of bespoke solutions

• Balance tradeoffs between speed, cost, performance, and supply chain risks

• Develop Build to Print packages for scaled production

• Conduct Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), maintenance, and cost analysis to optimize total cost of ownership

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Operate efficiently in large cross-functional teams with varying priorities

• Work with internal and external manufacturing teams to guide product development and delivery

• Influence engineering teams and stakeholders through written reports and presentations

• Communicate analysis findings to stakeholders and vendors through succinct verbal and written communications

• Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Investigate new design and manufacturing technologies to improve product development

• Learn new skills to solve engineering problems

• Manage multiple projects and priorities across customer teams

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other STEM field
• Experience leading new product introduction (NPI) teams
• Experience using one or more of the following technologies (e.g., AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, Solid Works, CREO, Sketch Up, Key Shot, etc.) to deliver high quality models and designs
• Experience in manufacturing, process, or industrial engineering
• Experience leading engineering discussions around technology decisions and strategy related to a product
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
• Experience communicating research findings and analysis in both written and spoken channels
• 3+ years of product development experience
• Experience developing and releasing Build to Print packages for scaled manufacturing
• Competence balancing speed, cost, quality, and supply chain risks

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
• 2+ years of process improvement procedures experience
• Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
• Master's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related engineering field
• Expertise using core mechanical design principles to simplify complex problems
• 2+ years working with supply chain and manufacturing engineering teams in enterprise or design house environments
• Experience working within PDM and PLM tools for managing product revisions, BOM, specifications and ECOs
• Experience in use of AI tools for design process automation

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TN, NASHVILLE - 111,500.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, TN, Nashville - 111,500.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, BELLEVUE - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually