Amazon Robotics - Technical Support Engineer Co-op- Spring 2025
DESCRIPTION
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? We apply advances in robotics and software to solve real-world problems that delight our customers' experiences in ways we can't even imagine yet. Amazon Robotics is the global front runner of robotics innovation. Our diverse team of engineers come from all over the world to design, test and build our dynamic fleet of robots and mechatronic systems. Current advancements are underway in robotic movement and mobility, artificial intelligence and machine learning, manipulation, simulation, robotic management software, predictive data, and much more.
Amazon Robotics is seeking a talented and self-motivated Technical Support Engineer to work with the Advanced Robotics team to improve overall system efficiencies through the use of advanced technologies. The ideal candidate is excited to learn new things and willing to work through the details to get things done.
We are seeking candidates who possess a blend of technical and customer-facing skills to successfully support the Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Systems solution. This job will require a unique combination of flexibility, troubleshooting, creativity, people management skills and drive. As part of this highly visible team candidates have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with multiple international teams within Amazon to contribute to the continuous innovation of the Robotic Fulfillment System.
A successful candidate will have a consulting aptitude, ownership, incredible attention-to-detail, a passion and love for software and operational troubleshooting, customer-facing skills, and a desire to work within a group at the center of Amazon's Robotic Fulfillment System operations.
Key job responsibilities
The right candidate will be inspired and motivated to do the following on a daily basis:
- Support and foster a culture of inclusion
- Manage technical projects with high attention to detail.
- Maintain and/or create policies, procedures and processes when needed.
- Proactively identify opportunities for long term and repeatable solutions.
- Participate in hiring, training, and development of others.
- Managing network systems (such as DNS, DHCP, SSL, OSI Model, and TCP/IP).
- Windows, Mac or Linux Operating systems support and proactive maintenance
- Responsible for on-call duties in a rotation with other team members
- Frequently document known solutions in the form of knowledge base articles
- Demonstrate a passion for learning new technologies and processes.
A day in the life
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled in College/University and must have at least one semester/term/quarter of school left to complete after the end of the co-op
- Must be eligible and available for a full-time (40h / week) 6-month co-op between January-June 2025
- 2+ years of software development, or 2+ years of technical support experience
- 2+ years of managing technically complex large and small scale projects
- 1+ years managing and supporting Windows, Linux and macOS operating environments
- Own and drive Root Case Analysis (RCA) on complex system issues
- Proven experience as lead technician supporting major or critical applications and systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously
- Demonstrable problem-solving and analytical skills
- Interpersonal and customer-facing skills, with the ability to competently discuss complex technical issues with software, operations, and leadership teams
- An understanding of AWS or other cloud technologies
- Experience with change management processes
- Unix/Python Shell Scripting skills
- Experience in a fulfillment or logistics environment
- Experience with hardware and solutions troubleshooting
- Knowledge and/or working experience with networking and Product IT management
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