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Hardware Development Engineer, Design Engineering, Sort & Ultrafast Engineering

Posted Aug 3, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$117.3K – $160K/yr
Location
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
3+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
Education
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent

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Role Summary

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The Hardware Engineer will design sortation and distribution systems for automated fulfillment centers, cross-dock facilities, and transportation centers. The role collaborates with internal teams, external vendors, and engineers to deliver cost-effective solutions for green-field, brown-field, and retrofit projects.

What You'll Do

  • Lead design and innovation efforts for sortation and transportation networks
  • Develop equipment specifications, material flow, process designs, and site layouts
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors on solutions
  • Manage multiple projects and tasks while communicating with business partners, contractors, and vendors
  • Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects
  • Develop roadmaps and technical solutions to support business cases with senior executives

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Qualifications

Required

  • 3+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience with prototyping and implementation
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
  • Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Preferred

  • Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
  • Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

Are you an innovative leader that wants to design the next generation of world-class sortation centers and logistics systems across the globe? Do you want a high level of ownership in solving complex problems? Does the challenge of designing systems that leverage ground breaking automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies and robotics appeal to you? If so, we have the job for you!

We’re looking to a high-impact Hardware Engineer to our team. In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external teams to design high-quality, cost-effective solutions for our sortation and distribution systems. Your projects may include green-fields, brown-fields, and retrofits, including highly automated fulfillment centers, cross-dock facilities, and transportation centers. Your projects will be a variety of template-based and designed-from-scratch along with ownership of Process Designs end to end complimenting each Design.

You will work with a team of highly skilled and highly engaged engineers in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment. Our team works on hundreds of projects each year. You will be challenged; you will learn; you will work on high impact, high visibility projects; you will grow.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate design and innovation efforts to develop optimal solutions for the sortation and transportation network through equipment specification, material flow, process design, site layout, and intellectual property considerations.
- Collaboration with internal teams and external vendors to generate high-quality, cost-effective solutions in very short periods of time.
- Simultaneously manage multiple projects and tasks while effectively influencing, negotiating, and communicating with internal and external business partners, contractors and vendors.
- Provide technical leadership for large-scale engineering projects
- Effective communication skills, ability to execute the vision, detailed roadmap, and specific technical solutions to make a compelling business case with senior executives.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

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, WA, Bellevue - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
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Amazon is a global leader in e-commerce and cloud computing, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Initially starting as an online bookstore, it has since expanded its offerings to include a vast range of products and services, including electronics, fashion, and digital content. With Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company also provides powerful cloud solutions to businesses around the world. Known for its innovation, customer-centric approach, and commitment to operational efficiency, Amazon continues to shape the future of retail and technology, consistently seeking new ways to enhance customer experiences.