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Senior Automation Engineer

Amazon
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Fort Myers$114k - $148.2kPosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Automation Engineer at Amazon’s Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team, focusing on proactive controls automation, troubleshooting complex control systems, and driving continuous improvement in fulfillment centers’ material handling equipment (MHE) to maximize reliability and throughput.

Responsibilities

  • Apply SME on troubleshooting and delve into engineering issues, supporting automation engineers to investigate root causes and plan actions to eliminate/mitigate downtime of critical assets
  • Collaborate with Building Operations, Operations Engineering, FC Start-up Team, AFT Software teams, ACES team, and Safety to optimize MHE systems and implement projects
  • Understand, maintain, and troubleshoot material handling control systems including PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks (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 performance issues and provide cross-operations analysis
  • Provide escalation support to automation engineers during and after business hours to repair hardware or controls software timely
  • Physical requirements: ability to move up to 49lbs, stand/walk up to 12 hours, 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
  • Work a flexible schedule/shift including weekends, nights, and/or holidays

Skills

Required:Troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of automation & control systemsPLC/PC control systemsIndustrial networks
Nice to have:Motor control systems and drivesSCADA and automation software

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits starting Day 1
  • Matching 401(k) program
  • Up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Lightweight fire-resistant daily wear and composite toe safety shoes
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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