Amazon · 2 hours ago
Sr Manager, Hardware Dev, Last Mile Delivery Automation
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $243K/yr
10+ years expAmazon is seeking a Senior Manager of Hardware Development to lead the design and development of hardware platforms for last-mile delivery automation. This role involves managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring the integration of hardware and software systems to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end hardware delivery for last-mile delivery automation platforms, from architecture definition and prototype development through pilot deployment and high-volume production, ensuring performance, safety, reliability, cost, and scalability targets are met
Lead and grow a multidisciplinary hardware organization, including mechanical, electrical, compute, sensing, thermal, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams; set technical direction, operating mechanisms, and talent development plans
Define hardware architecture and system tradeoffs, making high-judgment decisions across actuators, power systems, sensors, compute, structures, and thermal design to meet demanding outdoor ODD, safety certification, and autonomy requirements
Drive hardware–software co-design in close partnership with autonomy, perception, controls, and platform software teams to ensure seamless integration, clear ownership boundaries, and rapid iteration from lab to field
Own vendor and supply-chain strategy, including ODM/JDM selection, contract manufacturing, component sourcing, and long-term cost-down roadmaps, while managing geopolitical, regulatory, and single-supplier risks
Establish robust validation, verification, and qualification frameworks, covering environmental durability, reliability growth, safety, manufacturability, and serviceability across diverse weather, terrain, and human-interaction scenarios
Lead safety-critical design and certification efforts, partnering with safety, legal, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with applicable standards and to define Amazon-specific safety bars for operating in public spaces
Own hardware cost and business outcomes, including BOM targets, yield, warranty exposure, field failure rates, and total cost of ownership, with clear mechanisms to link hardware decisions to Amazon’s cost-to-serve metrics
Drive cross-functional execution and alignment, coordinating with operations, deployment, field service, and last-mile technology teams to ensure hardware is operationally viable and scalable
Represent hardware strategy at the executive level, clearly communicating tradeoffs, risks, milestones, and investment needs, and influencing roadmap and resourcing decisions across Amazon leadership
Qualification
Required
5+ years of manufacturing, process, industrial engineering experience
10+ years of engineering team management experience
Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Experience in engineering team management
Experience in manufacturing, process, or industrial engineering
Experience developing and testing mechanical robotics equipment
Experience in system-level integration
Experience with DFx (cost, test, manufacturing)
Preferred
Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
Knowledge of MS Excel, AutoCAD, MS Project, and software for technical document writing such as Visio, Word, or PowerPoint
Experience in technical leadership of development, testing, and implementation of large-scale, complex technology projects
Experience working as a technical lead
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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