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# Automation Engineering Manager, NASC RME

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $162,800.0 - $220,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Controller Development System (CoDeSys), Computer Programming, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Ladder Logic, Rslogix, Information Technology, Process Control Systems, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bb4b649eea49dec3

## About the Role

* 7+ years of industrial controls and automation experience
 * 7+ years of process/production environment PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience
 * 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience
 * 7+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience
 * 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Automation Engineering, or 7+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience, * Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Automation Engineering
 * Master's degree, or Six Sigma Black Belt
 * Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, programming, and designing HMI and control network components
 * Experience programming with RSLogix5000, Studio 5000, FT View, and other controls software platforms
 * Experience leading Controls in manufacturing or complex industrial environments

## Description

Operations is at the heart of Amazon's business. We are known for our speed, accuracy, and exceptional service. Our buildings deliver tens of thousands of products to hundreds of countries worldwide, every day. The Reliability & Maintenance Engineering (RME) team are the business partners that work tirelessly behind the scenes to make it happen. We drive continuous improvement, and maintain all of the robotics and material handling equipment (MHE) to ensure our customers are met with the Amazon smile. Come join us on our journey!, As the Automation Engineering Leader, you will provide strategic leadership and technical direction for automation engineering teams across your regions, overseeing both site- based and regional automation engineers and managers. You'll drive operational excellence across our fulfillment network while establishing standards, best practices, and technical frameworks that ensure consistent team performance. You'll work with state-of-the-art technology, including conveyors, sortation systems, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) platforms. Through your strategic leadership, technical expertise, and team development initiatives, you'll directly contribute to ensuring our customers receive their orders with Amazon's signature speed and accuracy while building organizational capabilities and driving operational excellence across the network., You will lead and develop multiple teams of automation engineering managers and engineers across regions, establishing training programs, mentorship frameworks, and career development pathways to build technical capabilities and leadership skills
You will provide direction and technical support for complex engineering issues across the network, driving technician standard work, root cause analysis and implementing scalable solutions to eliminate critical asset downtime
You will drive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for automation teams across your network, ensuring each team is compliant with operational standards and targets
You will drive adoption of control systems standards, optimal code/parameter sets, and technical frameworks for PLC/PC controllers, SCADA/OEE platforms, and material handling systems
You will drive network-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on upskilling the organization and large-scale projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships to achieve business objectives and operational excellence, with travel up to 20% to support automation engineering operations and ensure consistent implementation of standards and best practices across multiple facilities and regions.


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