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Automation Engineer Manager

Amazon· Facilities, Maintenance, & Real Estate
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Rockville, VA$162.8k - $220.2kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Lead a team in driving equipment reliability and operational excellence across Amazon fulfillment centers, focusing on controls automation, troubleshooting complex control systems, and mentoring automation engineers to ensure high performance and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Apply SME on troubleshooting and dive deep for engineering issues, supporting automation engineers to investigate root cause and plan actions to eliminate/mitigate downtime of critical assets
  • Program and source code for in-house built solutions based in PLC or PC controllers and SCADA/OEE platforms
  • 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
  • Provide escalation support to automation engineers, during and after business hours, troubleshooting locally and remotely, to ensure that all hardware or controls software within the building is repaired on time
  • Establish training plans and mentor a team of automation engineers

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Automation Engineering, or 7+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience
  • 7+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
  • 7+ years of process/production environment PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience
  • 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience
  • 7+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience
  • 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience

Skills

Required:Troubleshooting and root-cause analysisPLC programmingSCADA/OEE platformsIndustrial networksTeam leadership

Benefits

  • comprehensive healthcare benefits starting on Day 1
  • matching 401(k) program
  • up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave
  • lightweight fire-resistant daily wear and composite toe safety shoes for safety
  • sign-on payments and RSUs (as part of compensation)
  • health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and life insurance options
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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