senior operations Systems Engineer ic · Posted Mar 5, 2026
$125,500 – $169,800
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in Arlington, VA. The posting calls out experience with System Design. Compensation is listed at $125,500–$169,800 per year.

Role
Systems Engineer
Function
operations
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Arlington, VA
Work mode
On-site
Department
Design
Posted
Mar 5, 2026
AI Summary
Senior Systems Engineer designing fulfillment centers and logistics systems globally. Owns projects from concept through design approval, collaborating with internal teams and suppliers. Manages green-field, brown-field, and retrofit projects involving automated material handling, packaging, and robotics.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Are you an innovative leader that wants to design the next generation of world-class fulfillment centers and logistics systems across the globe? Do you want a high level of ownership in solving complex problems? Does the challenge of designing systems that leverage ground breaking automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies and robotics appeal to you? If so, we have the job for you! We’re looking to add a high-impact engineer to our team in our Nashville. In this role, you will collaborate with internal and external teams to design high quality, cost effective solutions for our fulfillment and distribution systems. You will own multiple projects simultaneously, from concept realization through design approval. You will be our suppliers’ primary point of technical contact for your projects. Then, once the design is completed and approved, you will hand-off the project to our Ops Engineering team who will oversee the installation and commissioning of the project. You’ll support that team to ensure that the system you’ve designed is successfully installed, commissioned and launched. Your projects will include green-fields, brown-fields, and retrofits. Our team is responsible to design fulfillment centers, cross-dock facilities, specialty facilities (ex. reverse logistics, hazmat) and ground and air transportation centers…

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