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Senior Automation Engineer

Amazon
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Tracy, CA$114k - $148.2kPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Automation Engineer at Amazon’s Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team. Focus on maximizing equipment reliability and operational performance in fulfillment centers through proactive controls automation, troubleshooting, performance analysis, and continuous improvement of material handling equipment (MHE) systems. Mentors junior engineers and leads cross-functional projects involving conveyors, sortation, scanners, cameras, print/apply systems, and SCADA devices to enhance site throughput and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Apply SME on troubleshooting and dive deep for engineering issues; assist automation engineers to investigate root causes and plan actions to mitigate downtime of critical assets
  • Collaborate with Operations, Operations Engineering, FC Start-up Team, AFT Software teams, ACES team, and Safety to support MHE systems optimization and project implementation
  • Understand, maintain, and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems
  • Monitor MHE metrics and partner with maintenance/operations to address system performance issues and provide analysis across all operations
  • Provide escalation support to automation engineers during and after business hours, troubleshooting locally and remotely to ensure hardware or controls software are repaired on time
  • Physical requirements: ability to move up to 49lbs, stand/walk up to 12-hour shifts, climb ladders/gangways, and perform bending, lifting, reaching.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 4+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience
  • 4+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience
  • 4+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience
  • 4+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience
  • 4+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience
  • Flexibility to work weekends, nights, and/or holidays

Skills

Required:SME troubleshootingPLC/PC control systemsSCADA and automation hardwareRobotics & automation engineering

Benefits

  • comprehensive healthcare benefits starting on Day 1
  • matching 401(k) program
  • up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave
  • safety footwear and lightweight fire-resistant daily wear
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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