Senior Mechanical Engineer, Manipulation Robotics

Manipulation robots increasingly need to execute contact-rich grasping within cluttered containers, requiring compliant mechanisms that grip a wide range of items securely without damaging them. At Amazon, Basic qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent - 7+ years of mechanical design experience taking electromechanical products from concept through scale production - Extensive experience designing mechanisms that integrate actuators, sensors, and moving assemblies - Proficiency with 3D CAD and 2D detailed drawings, including GD&T (ASME Y14.5). - Extensive experience designing for manufacturability and assembly, and tolerance analysis. - Experience with failure-avoidance and reliability methods such as DFMEA/PFMEA and fault-tree analysis. Preferred: - Experience designing compliant, underactuated, or adaptive grasping mechanisms. - Experience designing for high-cycle fatigue life and field serviceability, including modular or replaceable tooling. - Modeling fluency for control use, including linear/non-linear FEA and low-order or pseudo-rigid-body models of compliant mechanisms. - Experience with end-of-arm tooling, grippers, or custom mechanical interfaces for robotic systems. - Experience owning designs from new-product introduction into sustaining engineering for fielded, high-utilization products. - Familiarity with actuator selection and drivetrain design for compact mechanisms. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 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, North Reading - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually