System Development Engineer, In-House Controls, World-Wide Central Engineering

We are seeking a System Development Engineer to join our In-House Controls (IHC) team within World-Wide Central Engineering. This global role requires a dynamic individual eager to travel and lead the development and deployment of advanced automation solutions across our international network. The ideal candidate has a continuous improvement mindset demonstrates Bias for Action and is prepared to lead complex software development for PLC-based controls and automation systems.

Key job responsibilities
Design develop and implement software solutions for automation systems
Lead global deployments of software projects
Manage high-impact software releases to ensure minimal operational disruption
Train and mentor engineering team members
Drive continuous improvement initiatives
Contribute to engineering reviews impacting solutions for systems and architecture
Analyze system performance and provide optimization recommendations

About the team
Our In-House Controls (IHC) team within World-Wide Central Engineering develops deploys and scales automated solutions globally. We deliver pioneering solutions that integrate seamlessly into existing and new facilities worldwide. IHC will develop and deploy the software for all future WW AMZL automation from software design through to commissioning and deployment and operational on-call support. The key benefits of our approach include:
Standardised integrator-agnostic control systems for all AMZL automation reducing the requirement to develop and maintain bespoke solutions for each piece of automation.
Control of development deployment fault finding and future upgrades removing dependency on vendors.
Generation of data and metrics to drive future improvements removing dependency on vendors and ensuring comprehensive data collection.

- Experience in automating deploying and supporting large-scale infrastructure
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust
- Experience with Linux/Unix
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience

- Experience with distributed systems at scale

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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 NY New York - 142300.00 - 192400.00 USD annually
USA TN Nashville - 122800.00 - 166100.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually
USA WA Bellevue - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually