Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Amazon is seeking talented engineers to help develop the next generation of

advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale.

We're building revolutionary robotic systems that combine AI, sophisticated

control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation

solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at

an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of

what's possible in robotic manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot

interaction.

If you are passionate about safety and performance and have an interest in

robotics systems, then we would like to talk to you about becoming part of an

organization with global impact on millions of customers.

Key job responsibilities

- Develop and maintain novel robotic systems, contributing to the architectural

design of complex systems and collaborating with peers and other teams to find

solutions to challenging problems.

- Take end-to-end ownership of features — from design through validation,

launch, and the issues that surface in the field.

- Engage and challenge ideas constructively in design reviews, and once the team

decides, commit fully to the team's decision and help make it succeed.

- Contribute valuable feedback during peer reviews, effectively communicate with

technical leadership, and develop new and innovative solutions in a high-paced

R&D environment that balance performance and reliability.

- Ramp quickly across unfamiliar domains — networking and WiFi, security,

navigation, obstacle detection, motor control, functional-safety-related

control, and diverse sensors — and go deep where the problem demands it.

A day in the life

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you'll work with cross-functional teams

to design, develop, test, and debug modern robotic systems. Your day spans

design discussions and brainstorming novel approaches to the hardest robotics

problems, implementing new product concepts and features, and shifting between

bbare-metal/real-time OS (RTOS) code code and Linux kernel-level work as the

problem demands. Testing ranges from writing automated tests that validate new

features to hands-on bench and live testing to reproduce and root-cause failures

— whether they surface in the firmware, in the kernel, or in the board itself.

Basic

Qualifications

• - 5+ years of programming with at least one software
• programming language experience
• - 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• - 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and
• scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• - Experience in embedded development in C/C++
• - Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
• - Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems
• - Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and
• performance with strong overall debugging skills
• - Proficient in RTOS firmware development (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, RT Linux,
• Micrium) and/or hands-on Embedded Linux experience, including Linux kernel
• module and device-driver development on multicore systems Preferred

Qualifications

• - 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including
• coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes,
• testing, and operations experience
• - Master's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering, or related
• field, or Master's degree
• - 6+ years of robotics system components and controls experience
• - Strong proficiency in C/C++ required; Rust or Python a plus.
• - Experience on both sides of the stack – firmware development for RTOS and
• Linux kernel/drivers
• - Experience developing firmware for closed-loop feedback control algorithms
• with hard real-time system constraints or firmware for digital signal processing
• - Experience with DSP and/or FPGA-based development
• - Experience with Embedded Linux platform bring-up
• - Comfortable assembling embedded Linux images with a build system such as Yocto
• or Buildroot
• - Performed low-level board bring-up, developed HAL code, BSPs, device trees, or
• bootloaders for custom hardware, including interrupt/ISR handling, and debugged
• bare-metal firmware over JTAG.
• - Worked on multi-processor board designs e.g. MCUs, MPUs, GPUs, NPUs, DSPs,
• FPGAs, coordinating over Inter-Processor Comms (IPC), DMA, shared memory, or
• on-chip fabric.
• - Experience with real-time fieldbus/motion protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, or
• similar.
• - Exposure to networking, communications systems, and data security
• - Understanding of RF and wireless communications, especially 802.11
• - Hands-on development with sensors such as cameras, radar, lidar, IMU, 3D ToF,
• or other vision/perception systems
• - Experience with functional safety and developing safety-certified systems,
• especially with IEC 61508
• - Shipped embedded software in a demanding physical-product domain – robotics,
• industrial automation, automotive, medical, or comparable
• - Experience handling and analyzing large data sets and with AWS
• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis
• of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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• 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
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• USA, MA, N.Reading - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually