Operations is at the heart of everything Amazon does, and automation is one of the ways we optimise our processes. As an Automation Engineer, you’ll make sure that our automated systems are working at their best so that our customers get their orders on time. By exploring data on everything from control systems to sensors, you’ll maximise the availability of equipment at your sites. This role puts you at the forefront of Amazon’s emerging technology to solve complex productivity challenges.

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Key job responsibilities

- Monitor, troubleshoot and repair issues with key systems

- Work with the EU Controls network to monitor

- Material Handling Equipment (MHE) metrics

- Provide data visualisations of troubleshooting to internal stakeholders

- Own or actively participate in continuous improvement projects run by the EU Controls network

- Work with different departments to ensure all systems are correctly documented and that accurate backup libraries are maintained

- Work with global colleagues to install and commission new equipment

- Support other sites in the EU Controls network as needed

- Interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, and develop improvement strategies for code conforming to IEC 61131-3

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Basic Qualifications

- Relevant experience with PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis in a continuous process or production environment
- Relevant experience supporting different conveyors and sortation systems
- Relevant experience dealing with material handling, flow and capacity visualisation, and monitoring
- Experience with at least one of the following tools:Microsoft Office, project management tools and EPLAN, Ladder Logic and structure programming from Siemens, Allen-Brady or Codesys PLCs Ignition SCADA or similar platform and Human Machine Interface (HMI), EthernetIP, Profinet, Profibus and AS-i or other fieldbus networks, VFDs, safety gateways and input and output devices
- Advanced proficiency in verbal and written
- English and local language

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Preferred Qualifications

- A degree in computer science, electrical engineering, industrial electronics or another technical subject
- Experience working within ISO 13849 and ISO 62061 frameworks
- Experience working in a multi-site environment
- Project management experience with multiple frameworks such as Agile and Waterfall
- Experience of Six Sigma, data analysis or process improvement techniques

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