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Santa Monica, CA Full Time Posted by: Amazon Posted: 24/01/2026 03:46:38
 
 
Overview

As a Material Handling Equipment (MHE) Reliability Engineer, you will be the primary point of contact for internal customers and vendors. You will provide structured maintenance strategies for material handling equipment (MHE), focusing on slat and cross-belt sorters, to improve machine performance, extend equipment useful life, and reduce overall maintenance costs. The team uses data to build and support these strategies from tools including CMMS systems and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Building productive relationships with colleagues and customers at remote sites worldwide will be key to success, as will patience and a sense of humor. Frequent travel to facilities in North America and Europe is required.

Key Job Responsibilities

In an MHE Reliability Engineer role, the individual leads reliability initiatives to maximize overall equipment effectiveness, captures best practices, rolls out network/business-unit initiatives, and feeds feedback into the design process with WWDE to assure the highest safety and sustainability possible. The person owns programs, projects, and systems that improve efficiency, reduce downtime of critical assets, and cut overall maintenance costs that are scalable across business units. They oversee projects from concept to network roll-out, using advanced project management tools such as defect mapping, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Gantt charts. Advanced knowledge and experience with white papers, Operational Planning (OP) documents, strategy documents (SPS), ECON analysis, and acquisition of network CARs with minimal leadership guidance are required.

Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
  • Maternity and Parental Leave Options
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply.

Basic Qualifications
  • Experience analyzing dependencies, tradeoffs, and sensitivities across multi-disciplinary systems
  • Experience participating in or leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (eg, hardware engineering, software engineering, program management)
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities and experience in managing and troubleshooting network
  • Experience demonstrating strong analytical abilities and confidence in the use of data
  • 2+ years of technical support, or 2+ years of systems engineering experience
  • 2+ years of industrial maintenance experience
  • 5+ years of technical troubleshooting or similar experience
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
  • Experience reviewing and understanding engineering design documents for electronic, mechanical and electro-mechanical parts and assembly drawings of products
  • Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
  • Experience building and evaluating system-level technical design
  • Experience mentoring, coaching, and influencing colleagues, collaborators, and stakeholders
  • Experience working with Material Handling Equipment (MHE)

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.

San?Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San?Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Inclusive Culture

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.

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/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.

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job?ID: A3157915

Santa Monica, CA, United States of America
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