Member of Technical Staff , Frontier AI & Robotics at Amazon
San Francisco, CA
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Aug 5, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Nov 9, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role on Amazon's Frontier AI & Robotics team focuses on building and owning the software test infrastructure used to validate next-generation robotic systems — from engineering validation through manufacturing readiness. Day-to-day work spans writing test automation code, performing hands-on hardware bring-up and SW/HW integration debugging, building HIL environments, and developing data pipelines and dashboards for test result analysis. It suits an engineer comfortable operating across the full stack from embedded firmware to application-layer test software.
Senior level · 4+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $124,897 (middle half $85,193–$153,319).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role is genuinely hybrid between test/QA engineering (15-1253) and software development (15-1252) — it involves substantial automation code authorship and framework development, but the primary framing is test infrastructure and validation, so 15-1253 is the primary code with 15-1252 as the runner-up.
Location is inferred from the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance disclosure in the posting; no explicit city is stated in the job header.
The communication bus skills (CAN, EtherCAT, RS-485) are listed together under Basic Qualifications as a group; they are marked as required but treated as interchangeable alternatives since the posting uses 'including' language rather than requiring all three independently.
Similarly, oscilloscope, DAQ, and logic analyzer are listed together under Basic Qualifications with 'or equivalent' language — captured as a required capability with alternatives.
A bachelor's degree appears only under Preferred Qualifications, so the degree requirement is set to None.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
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