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Amazon Senior Performance Engineer, WW Innovation Engineering in Nashville, Tennessee
Description
Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of automation technology and uncovering the true potential of complex mechatronic systems? Do you thrive on designing clever experiments that reveal hidden performance insights and drive engineering excellence? Does the idea of being the bridge between innovative automation design and real-world performance excite you? Our Engineering team is looking for an experienced, analytically-minded Performance Engineer to help us maximize the capabilities of our automation solutions through rigorous testing, statistical analysis, and innovative problem-solving. You'll work at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and software systems, collaborating with world-class engineers to ensure our products exceed customer expectations in the field. We offer the opportunity to influence product design decisions, value data-driven insights, and have a strong culture of technical excellence.
Join us in shaping the future of industrial automation where your expertise in experimental design and performance optimization will have direct impact on our customers' success.
Key job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Senior Performance Engineer to lead testing and optimization of advanced mechatronic automation systems. The ideal candidate will design and execute comprehensive experiments to validate machine performance, establish operational boundaries, and drive design improvements. You will apply statistical methods to analyze test results, troubleshoot complex process issues, and develop innovative solutions. A key member of our performance team, you'll participate in technical reviews and influence automation architecture decisions to ensure optimal performance outcomes. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including Simulation, Business intelligence, Operations and Process Engineering teams to define and validate performance requirements that exceed customer expectations. Key responsibilities include creating structured test plans, conducting rigorous performance evaluations, identifying system limitations, and translating technical findings into actionable business insights. You'll build self-service tools to streamline testing procedures and maintain detailed documentation of testing protocols and results. The role requires expertise in mechanical systems, automation controls, and data analysis, combined with strong problem-solving abilities and exceptional collaboration skills to drive excellence in our field-deployed solutions.
A day in the life
You will be at the forefront of validating and optimizing our next-generation automation systems. Your day could include designing sophisticated test plans, running complex experiments, and analyzing real-time performance data. You would collaborate with design engineers to identify reliability improvements and dive deep into statistical analysis to influence critical design decisions. By afternoon, you might build automated test sequences or investigate prototype performance anomalies. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to impact our automation solutions - your analytical mindset and innovative testing approaches will be crucial in delivering excellence to our customers.
About the team
Innovation and Design Engineering are a cross-functional team of mechatronic engineers, controls engineers, data engineers, and simulation scientists with a critical business mission making revolutionary leaps forward in logistics automation. We design and build mechatronic systems including robotics, conveyoring, automated storage and vision systems to improve safety, speed and quality in the last mile (AMZL) of Amazon across the world.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field
5+ years of relevant engineering experience in manufacturing, logistics or similar fields.
Hands on experience in automation validation
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree, or Advanced technical degree
-Proficiency in statistical analysis tools and techniques, including Python, R, Minitab, JMP, Power BI, Tableau, and SQL
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $118,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.