Mechanical Engineer

Seasoned Sensor Design Engineer

Seeking a seasoned sensor design engineer to conceive, develop, prototype and deploy data-collection systems at scale. These systems will collect information about this company's products which will be used by machine learning/machine vision systems to guide robotic manipulation of objects, among other applications. These data collection systems will be installed into various facilities across the their network to capture the types and quantity of data needed to automate processes. Our team collaborates machine learning scientists, fulfillment associates, labeling teams, field engineering and maintenance personnel and with a variety of customers across Amazon worldwide.

MUST HAVES:

• BS degree in electrical engineering, optics or vision systems
• 4 years experience in hardware development such as developing digital optical/machine vision systems for industrial applications
• Design and development expertise in optical systems, metrology tools, and test equipment
• Demonstrated experience in camera and lens design, testing, and calibration including sensor characterization and optimization
• Experience in image quality testing including MTF and contrast measurement, image analysis, and quality metrics development
• Strong interest and ability to learn customer requirements in the data collection space.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop data collection software (sensor interface) for experimental/prototyping purpose.
• Ability to design, acquire and prototype sensing systems
• Experience with industrial measurement such as bar-code extraction, text extraction, dimensioning, and weight, in a manufacturing environment that includes automated conveyance and related safety controls.

NICE TO HAVES:

• MS or PhD in electrical engineering, optics or vision systems
• Experience with multi-sensor systems, experience with non-optical sensing systems
• Familiarity with computer vision/machine learning
• Experience exploring other active and passive sensing modalities such as structured light, stereo, lidar, radar, x-ray, infrared, RFID is a plus.

The pay range for this position is $50.30 - $56.30/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Bellevue,WA.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 17, 2025.