SeniorHardwareDevelopmentManager,RoboticSortationTechnology

Lead the strategic design and development of hardware systems powering one of the world's largest commercial fleets of mobile robotic sortation and automated outbound systems at Amazon Robotics. In this role, you'll manage a highly talented hardware development team while influencing organizational strategy to deliver safe, cost-effective, and reliable robotic sortation solutions that transform Amazon's fulfillment operations. You'll operate at both strategic and tactical levels—defining long-term roadmaps while remaining accountable for execution excellence. Partner with senior leaders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Regulatory, and other organizations to drive alignment on complex technical and business decisions. Your leadership will directly impact how millions of packages are sorted through Amazon's network every day. Key job responsibilities Hire and manage a team of exceptional engineers Own success across multiple development engagements Help your team Invent and Simplify to solve really hard business and technical challenges Influence the strategic roadmap Set operational metrics and drive best practices A day in the life Your day might start with a design review for a next-generation robotic system, where you guide your team through complex trade-offs between performance, cost, and manufacturability. You'll spend time coaching one of your leads on how to force multiply their team's technical skills while preparing for an upcoming promotion cycle. Mid-morning, you'll join a strategic planning session with senior leaders and Principal Engineers to align on the multi-year hardware roadmap, contributing insights on emerging technologies and capability gaps. After lunch, you'll dive deep into a manufacturing issue affecting field deployment, working with your team and supply chain partners to identify root causes and implement corrective actions. Your afternoon includes one-on-ones with your team members, where you provide guidance on handling key design ch