# Sr Automation Engineer, EMA5 RME

Operations is at the heart of everything Amazon does, and automation is one of the ways we optimise our processes. As an Automation Engineer, you’ll make sure that our automated systems are working at their best so that our customers get their orders on time. By exploring data on everything from control systems to sensors, you’ll maximise the availability of equipment at your sites. This role puts you at the forefront of Amazon’s emerging technology to solve complex productivity challenges. Key job responsibilities Monitor, troubleshoot and repair issues with key systems Work with the EU Controls network to monitor Material Handling Equipment (MHE) metrics Provide data visualisations of troubleshooting to internal stakeholders Own or actively participate in continuous improvement projects run by the EU Controls network Work with different departments to ensure all systems are correctly documented and that accurate backup libraries are maintained Work with global colleagues to install and commission new equipment Support other sites in the EU Controls network as needed Interpret mechanical and electrical drawings, and develop improvement strategies for code conforming to IEC

- **Id**: 3726747
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-sr-automation-engineer-ema5-rme>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kettering, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-06T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T03:23:02Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 98
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5927
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Robotics AI, Logistics & Warehouse Robotics, Video Production, Developer Tools

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4525
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.887
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: yes
- **SQL** — Optional: yes
- **Waterfall** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 97

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: yes

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T05:50:58Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Graduate Trainee, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 13
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.452
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 97
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:4, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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