Sr Mgr. Systems Architecture Amazon
North Reading, MA

Job Description

Are you inspired by invention? Is solving complex systems issues through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you'll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers' experiences in ways we can't even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.

The Systems Engineering and Architecture team at Amazon Robotics is a cross-functional engineering team that takes a system view across all of our robotic programs. The team participates in the definition of high-level functional and non-functional requirements, analyzes technical trade-offs, decomposes the major components and subsystems, and helps define the interfaces, collaborations, and dependencies between them. The Systems Architect understands the context of a solution, and collaborates with development teams to identify and close gaps throughout the design process to ensure the correctness and completeness of the integrated system. In cooperation Product Management, Hardware and Software teams, the Systems Engineering and Architecture team plays a critical role to define a common technical direction toward a strategic vision and roadmap for Amazon Robotics.

Amazon Robotics is seeking a seasoned technical manager to run this growing team. Responsibilities include the following:

* Manage a cross-functional team of Senior and Principal level Systems Engineers and Architects to deliver robotics systems that delight our customers
* Participate in the planning, definition, and high-level design of a business problem and explore solution alternatives.
* Analyze cost and performance of a solution and evaluate engineering tradeoffs.
* Establish non-functional requirements (security, reliability, maintainability, usability, etc.) at the solution level
* Define subsystems and their interfaces; allocate responsibilities to subsystems; communicate requirements for interactions with solution context.
* Analyze system-level failure modes and effects (FMEA), and system-level hazards; assess technical risks and define mitigations.
* Foster and promote Quality processes throughout all stages of system development.