Senior Systems Dev Engineer, Compass

Amazon.com Inc

Pasadena, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Algorithms, Benchmarking, Bridge Building, Civil Engineering, Ecosystems, Feasibility Analysis, Hardware Development, Metrics, Multiplatform/Cross-Platform, Performance Testing, Requirements Management, Robotics, Safety Systems, Scalability Testing, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Systems Engineering, Test Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Requirements, Test Scenario, Test Suite, Testing
LOCATION
Pasadena, CA
POSTED
16 days ago

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.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

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
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles