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# Robotics Hardware Manager, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan Stow

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $151,000.0 - $204,300.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Hardware Design, Motion Planning, Robotic Automation Software, Mobile Robots
- **Published:** August 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobmonkeyjobs.com/career/27939786/Robotics-Hardware-Manager-Amazon-Robotics-Vulcan-Stow-Washington-Seattle-7375

## About the Role

7+ years of new hardware products development experience

 - 7+ years of engineering team management experience
 - Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
 - Knowledge of industry standard CAD & FEA design tools, industry trends, and design for manufacturability
 - Experience developing products for large volume production

Preferred Qualifications

 - Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
 - Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers
 - Experience in DFx (cost, test, manufacturing)

## Description

Do you want to design and scale robotic hardware systems with global impact?

The Vulcan Stow Hardware Team at Amazon Robotics builds high-performance robotic manipulation systems that stow millions of items alongside humans-at Amazon scale. We invent, build, and deploy electromechanical systems including end-of-arm tools, workcells, induct stations, and perception hardware that enable robots to interact safely and efficiently with the clutter and uncertainty of real-world fulfillment centers. Our team specializes in mechanism design, automation, and scaling robotic systems.

We are seeking a hands-on Hardware Development Manager to lead a team of engineers as we scale Vulcan Stow from initial deployments into a worldwide fleet. You will own hardware delivery across design, build, test, and production cycles-driving technical decisions that determine system cost, reliability, and performance at scale. Collaborating with cross-functional teams across controls, perception, motion planning, and fulfillment operations, you will deliver hardware systems that are ready for volume manufacturing and global deployment.

Key job responsibilities

 - As a manager, you will be responsible for delivering and scaling critical robotic hardware across the fulfillment network.
 - You will recruit, retain, and develop top talent-motivating and coaching a diverse team through day-to-day people and performance management.
 - You will keep your technical skills current to drive hardware through production releases, owning DFX (cost, manufacturing, assembly) trade-offs that enable volume scaling.
 - Regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting and drive technical post-mortem discussions to identify root cause of hardware failures and corrective actions.
 - Set a vision for your team and create hardware roadmaps that balance reliability, cost reduction, and next-generation capability development as the program grows.
 - You will partner closely with controls, perception, software, and motion planning teams to drive cross-domain integration and ensure hardware decisions align with full-system performance


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