Amazon

Hardware Development Engineer, Functional Safety

Amazon$117K — $160K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 4+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems
  • Experience with safety programs from concept through certification
  • Strong ability to transition between system-level and implementation details
  • Experience in a regulated industry applying relevant safety standards.

Responsibilities

  • Guide the design of safety controls for robotics and automation
  • Conduct hazard and risk assessments for equipment
  • Write and review safety specifications and management plans
  • Apply IEC industrial standards during the product development lifecycle
  • Collaborate with teams from concept to production and certification
  • Review functional specifications and design validation plans
  • Analyze control circuit failures and develop mitigations
  • Ensure compliance with machinery safety standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (including medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
Amazon Industrial Robotics is seeking a talented, enthusiastic, and motivated Hardware Functional Safety Engineer to define and design safety-relevant controls for robotics systems and industrial equipment. This candidate should be motivated to adapt well-tried design and safety principles and industrial safety standards into a new and emerging industry. The preferred candidate would have demonstrated experience developing embedded control systems, experience with machine safety and/or functional safety standards, and possess excellent communication skills.

Key job responsibilities

- Guiding the design of controls for robotics and industrial automation equipment for use in a functionally safe product.

- Performing hazard and risk assessments, and safety analyses of robotics and industrial automation equipment

- Writing or reviewing safety requirement specifications, safety management plans, safety concepts, and verification and validation plans.

- Applying IEC industrial standards for the development lifecycle of a robotic control system, and coaching developers on processes to apply during this phase.

- Collaboratively participating in interdisciplinary teams to execute product designs from concept to production including design, prototype, test, validation, and certification.

- Writing or reviewing functional specifications, design verification plans and test procedures

- Analyzing failure modes of control circuits, the effect of the failure, and identifying mitigations and diagnostics

- Driving projects to closure; ensuring that systems can be manufactured, deployed, maintained, and meet regulatory requirements for certification

- Ensuring control systems comply to machinery safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 61508, IEC 61496)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

- 4+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems

- Experience with safety programs from concept through certification/regulatory process

- Demonstrated strong ability to move seamlessly between levels of abstraction - from system to the "nuts and bolts" implementation.

- Demonstrated experience working in a regulated industry (Functional Safety, Military, Medical, Automotive, Robotics) applying standards to design and work products.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience programmatically testing products, measuring test coverage, developing the best automation, driving testability and diagnostic

- Experience working in a fast-paced, team environment

- Experience understanding needs of business and end customers and translating them into right solutions

- Experience identifying and resolving complex issues

- Experience with electronics systems including microcontrollers, FPGAs, and/or mixed-signal designs

- Desire to commit and follow through on complex, multi-year programs

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, MA, N.Reading - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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