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Description

Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Echo Frames, Echo Buds and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?

Work hard. Have fun. Make history.

The Role:

As a Battery System Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive, and design innovative consumer product. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition and execution. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment. In this role, you will:

- Design and verify Li-ion battery system per performance and safety requirements

- Validate battery management systems including protection ICs, Chargers, and Fuel gauge

- Drive battery development for NPI programs

- Execute battery safety and reliability tests

- Investigate and identify next generation energy storage devices, including battery and capacitor

- Create battery specifications

- Work with System and Product Design teams to define capacity/ mechanical outline

- Test and qualify new battery packs and second source battery packs

- Support factory and field issues related to battery. Conduct failure analysis on RMA batteries

- Work with Compliance on battery certification including CTIA/IEEE172

About the team

The Central Technology Integrity (CTI) Organization is responsible for ensuring that hardware and software quality standards are met across all CTO Technologies. During concept stages, we are responsible for defining target specifications and KPIs to ensure intended customer-centric performance is achieved. During product development milestone stages, we aim to meet software and hardware performance benchmarks through cross-functional team collaboration. We prevent defect escapes in late stage product development and sustaining phases by implementing quality control measures to deliver products that meet quality standards. We are not limited to maintaining integrity per technology but are also responsible for meeting system-level performance and specifications when various technologies (ex: Audio, Battery, Power, Sensors, Display, Touch and Wireless) coexist in certain customer scenarios.

We conduct competitor benchmarking and deliver key insights to technology teams, enabling us to anticipate market trends and drive innovation. We leverage and drive internal quality standards and international specifications, providing value across the organization and industry. After launch, we analyze field data metrics and customer anecdotes to capture customer sentiments, transforming real-world feedback into actionable insights that shape next-generation product architectures.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

- Bachelor’s degree with EE technical focus or equivalent

- 5+ years experience in HW validation/test

- Experience with Li-Polymer battery validation

- Familiarity with electronic test equipment (multimeters, power supplies, loads, oscilloscopes, data acquisition units)

- Familiarity with Python, Matlab or other programming / scripting language

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent

- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Material Science

- 7+ years of experience with battery or battery-powered product validation

- Experience with testing and qualifying battery packs

- Understanding of basic circuit design

- Familiarity with communication protocols – SPI, UART, I2C, Ethernet

- Familiarity with Android / ADB / Linux

- Familiarity with FW charge control architectures

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.