Highlights
Execute component validation campaigns (electrical, optical, mechanical) for sensors, cameras, IPCs, and lighting systems - including power characterization, signal integrity testing, environmental stress testing, and endurance burn-in. Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) builds and operates the software, hardware, and processes that power Amazon"s global fulfillment network - moving millions of units daily and ensuring customers get what they ordered, when they were promised.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Bellevue, WA |
| Industry | Retail |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://Amazon.com/militaryroles |
Description
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) builds and operates the software, hardware, and processes that power Amazon"s global fulfillment network - moving millions of units daily and ensuring customers get what they ordered, when they were promised. Our environment is complex and spans industrial machines, and distributed systems across thousands of facilities worldwide. We constantly innovate by building custom hardware and applying machine learning, computer vision, and real-time data processing to automate and accelerate every step from click to delivery.
We are looking for a Hardware Development Engineer to support next-gen industrial computer vision machines and automation solutions for AFT. In this role, you will be the hands-on technical link between engineering design and physical reality - executing component validation, building and configuring R&D test systems, and replicating field failures to drive root cause resolution. You will work across multiple concurrent hardware programs, collaborating with senior hardware engineers, software teams, and external vendors to keep development velocity high. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within a fast-paced, open collaborative R&D lab environment.
Key job responsibilities
Execute component validation campaigns (electrical, optical, mechanical) for sensors, cameras, IPCs, and lighting systems - including power characterization, signal integrity testing, environmental stress testing, and endurance burn-in
Build and configure scan tunnels, towers, and test fixtures from mechanical drawings with precision assembly and sensor mounting
Design and 3D-print custom test fixtures, alignment jigs, and mounting hardware using SolidWorks or Fusion 360
Perform electrical integration - cable termination, power distribution wiring, I/O verification, and network bring-up for PLC/IPC-based systems
Replicate field failures under controlled lab conditions to isolate intermittent behaviors and conduct root cause analysis on failed components
Coordinate with vendors to validate corrective actions before fleet-wide deployment
Perform optical validation including camera characterization, illumination mapping, and barcode read-rate testing
Support continuous R&D reconfiguration of lab systems as programs iterate through development phases
Author test reports with pass/fail criteria and measured data; update BOMs and work instructions
Write basic test scripts (Python, LabVIEW, or shell) to automate repetitive hardware validation sequences and data collection
Maintain lab instrumentation calibration, inventory, and safety compliance
About Company
At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles
Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.
It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here
Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles