Senior Engineering People Manager, Hardware Engineering, Amazon Mechatronics - Hamme

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Update day: 22-11-2025

Location: Hamme East Flanders

Category: Production / Operation High Technology

Industry: Software development

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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Description

At Amazon, we’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. Amazon is one of the most recognizable brand names in the world and we distribute millions of products each year to our loyal customers.

The Mechatronics team designs and builds innovative mechatronics and automation systems for large-scale deployment in Amazon’s fulfillment network. We build the Mechatronics and Automation solutions that enable the efficiencies that customers have come to expect from Amazon’s retail business. We focus on safety, speed of delivery, optimization and value. We tackle big goals and work hard to make automation history through invention, problem-solving, and highly-engaged teams. We are a global organization, with research and development labs in Hamme, Belgium, Seattle, WA and Milan, Italy. Our development portfolio is focused on automation solutions that provide broad extensibility across Amazon businesses.

Key job responsibilities

  • Lead a team of high performing hardware engineers (Mechanical, Electrical and Controls Engineer), providing guidance, mentorship, and support to foster professional growth.
  • Create a culture of excellence, collaboration, and accountability within the hardware development team.
  • Oversee the entire hardware development lifecycle from concept to production in the automation space, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget. Allocate resources effectively and manage risks proactively.
  • Foster a culture of high engineering standards to deliver reliable, deployable and cost-effective automation solutions that can scale Amazon’s Operations business globally and improve the customer experience
  • Collaborate closely with other teams such as software development, product management, deployment, finance and quality assurance to ensure seamless integration of new hardware systems.
  • Establish and maintain quality standards and procedures for hardware development.
  • Develop and manage budgets for hardware development projects, tracking expenses and ensuring cost-effective utilization of resources. Identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvements.
  • Ensure that hardware products comply with relevant industry regulations, certifications, and safety standards.

Candidates can be based in Antwerp and we are open to hiring candidates across different geographies to work out of Hamme, BEL

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors in an engineering discipline
  • Years of experience in a strategic role leading a mechatronics engineering team focused on development of high-tech automation solutions
  • Demonstrated people management experience leading a team of Mechanical, Electrical and Controls engineers, with a focus on high standards and career development
  • Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, allocate resources, and meet deadlines.
  • Deep technical expertise in hardware design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing processes
  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills, capable of building strategic plans and influencing cross-functional teams to support innovation for our technology roadmap

Preferred Qualifications

  • Demonstrated experience and success developing & deploying automation, robotics or mechatronics solutions over a global footprint
  • Demonstrated management experience leading an engineering team of 25+ people
  • A track record of growing, retaining & developing high performing engineering talent
  • A history of influence at the senior leadership level to deliver advanced solutions and develop business priorities,
  • Experience with regulatory compliance and certification processes (e.g., CE, UL).
  • Expertise in implementing world-class engineering processes, tools & procedures

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
Company - Innovation C 2 BV - P07

Job ID: A2435890
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Deadline: 06-01-2026

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