Embedded Software Manager, Mobile Robotics

Job summary

DESCRIPTION Amazon Robotics is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead an embedded software team building the safety-rated sensor processing firmware that lets one of the world's largest autonomous robot fleets operate safely alongside people.

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Qualifications

• across all operating conditions.
• We keep safety software lean, prioritize test infrastructure early, and sweat the details so others do not have to.
• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 3+ years of providing technical leadership and project management for all aspects of the software development lifecycle experience
• 7+ years of Software Engineer, Software Developer, or related occupational experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams
• Experience leading the development of embedded, real-time, or safety-critical systems
• PREFERRED
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect
• describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their

Responsibilities

• This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set technical direction, grow and develop the team, and own delivery of firmware that meets the rigor of IEC 61508 functional safety certification.
• You will coach engineers, hold a high bar on design and code quality, and partner effectively across electrical, mechanical, functional safety, navigation, and manufacturing teams.
• The ideal candidate is passionate about building the right solutions for our customers, developing great engineers, and raising the bar for associate safety at Amazon scale.
• As the manager of this team, you will:
• Hire, coach, and develop a high-judgment, bar-raising team of embedded software engineers.
• Own the technical roadmap, delivery, and operational excellence for your team's portfolio of safety-rated firmware.
• Set and uphold engineering standards across the sensor processing pipeline: from driver integration through point cloud generation to real-time collision detection.
• Partner with electrical, mechanical, functional safety, navigation, and manufacturing teams to close failure modes identified in failure mode analyses.
• Represent the team in safety certification, design reviews, and third-party witness testing, ensuring artifacts meet the rigor required for IEC 61508.
• Make transparent trade-offs between long-term architecture and near-term delivery, balancing safety, performance, and schedule.
• A day in the life
• No two days are the same.

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