Senior Systems Dev Engineer, Compass

Job description

Are you a hands-on systems dev engineer who wants to own the entire testing ecosystem for a next-generation robot safety system, from building the physical lab to defining the benchmarks that prove our algorithms work? At Amazon Robotics, we're seeking a Senior Systems Dev Engineer who can bridge the gap between lab hardware and software development cycles, ensuring our safety technology matures rapidly and reliably.

Key job responsibilities

• Own the development and buildout of the new Compass lab space, including hardware selection, environment design, and test fixture development for algorithm evaluation
• Design, implement, and maintain the full testing suite supporting all three development loops: feasibility evaluation, benchmarking/maturation, and scalability/optimization
• Define and track metrics across development loops to measure algorithm progress, identify bottlenecks, and streamline iteration cycles
• Develop benchmarking frameworks and test scenarios that rigorously evaluate algorithm performance across robot platforms and operating conditions
• Collaborate with algorithm developers to define test requirements, acceptance criteria, and pass/fail thresholds for each development stage
• Own the scalability and performance testing infrastructure, ensuring algorithms meet real-time and resource constraints as they move toward production

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you!

At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

Work with the inventors of control barrier functions on a novel, universal approach to safe autonomy: one that scales across mobile robots, manipulators, mobile manipulators, and future robot platforms with dynamic stability. You'll push the boundary of safe performance by integrating safety with motion planning, RL, and foundation models, ensuring that safety is never a blocker to robot performance. Your work will underpin robots operating alongside people at Amazon's unprecendented scale.