Sr. Hardware Development Engineer , WW Innovation Engineering, AMZL

Sr. Hardware Development Engineer

As a Sr. Hardware Development Engineer in Amazon's Last Mile Automation and Robotics group, you will lead Design for Excellence (DfX) and Contract Manufacturing (CM) strategies for global robotics technologies. This role focuses on driving cross-functional collaboration, setting best practices, and ensuring seamless scalability and reliability of hardware across Amazon Last Mile's worldwide robotics products. You will influence product design from concept to mass production, balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and customer impact.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead DfX Strategy & Best Practices:
• Define and implement DfX frameworks to guide hardware design for manufacturability, testability, reliability, and serviceability across global CM partners.
• Drive cross-team alignment on DfX standards, tools, and processes to reduce time-to-market and production costs.
• Oversee Contract Manufacturing Partnerships:
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between engineering and CM partners, ensuring robust design transfer, quality control, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and maintain CM capability matrices, risk mitigation plans, and supplier performance dashboards.
• Architect Scalable Hardware Solutions:
• Design and validate hardware platforms that support high-volume, global-scale production while meeting performance, safety, and compliance requirements.
• Optimize bill-of-materials (BOM) and manufacturing processes for cost, quality, and sustainability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership:
• Partner with AR (Advanced Robotics), Systems Engineering, and Manufacturing teams to align hardware design with system-level requirements and operational constraints.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• Root-Cause Analysis & Problem Solving:
• Lead investigations into production defects, yield issues, and field failures; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Apply data-driven methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, FMEA) to improve product reliability and manufacturability.
• Process Improvement & Standardization:
• Identify and drive adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies (e.g., automation, AI driven testing) to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Standardize test, inspection, and packaging processes across CM sites to ensure consistency.
• Risk & Compliance Management:
• Ensure all hardware designs comply with international safety, regulatory, and environmental standards (e.g., CE, FCC, RoHS).
• Develop risk management frameworks to address design, manufacturing, and field-service risks.
• Technical Roadmap & Innovation:
• Contribute to long-term hardware strategy, evaluating emerging technologies and trends to future-proof Amazon's robotics portfolio.
• Pilot and champion innovative DfX approaches (e.g., digital twins, generative design) to accelerate development cycles.

In this role, you will shape the future of Amazon's robotics and automation ecosystem. Your leadership will directly impact product quality, operational efficiency, and customer experience across millions of fulfillment centers worldwide. This is an opportunity to drive transformative innovation while building high-performing teams and enduring partnerships.

About the team: The team is part of the WW Engineering and Innovation organization that is setup to drive innovation across various business units from Middle Mile to Last Mile and is in particular responsible for bringing in new technologies for Last Mile automation.