Entry-Level Positions For Aspiring Amazon Robotics Learning Technology Support Engineers
Matthew, a Learning Technology Support Engineer at Amazon Robotics, suggests two entry-level paths: technical writing, where the ability to "write very clearly and concisely" is crucial, and simulation-related roles, especially for those with experience creating and running metrics on robotic simulations to assess efficiency and identify design improvements. These simulation skills are highly valued in the robotic space for predicting how a new product will act in the real world.
Technical Writing, Software Development, Robotics Simulation, Data Analysis, Communication Skills
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Matthew Bamonte
Learning Technology Support Engineer
Amazon Robotics
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Bloomsburg University | Major: Instructional Technology
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Honors Student, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Technical Writing: A strong writing ability, especially the capacity to communicate clearly and concisely, can serve as an entry point into this field.
2. Software Development/Simulation Roles: Junior Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles and experience in creating simulations, particularly for robotics, are valuable, focusing on efficiency metrics and design improvements.
3. Robotics Simulation Expertise: Experience with creating and evaluating simulations for robotic products is highly relevant, especially the ability to analyze efficiency and suggest design improvements before physical construction.
Transcript
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate or graduate student might consider?
There are a couple of paths. If you have a love for writing, there's an avenue where most of the people on my team started off as technical writers. Being able to write very clearly and concisely, and convey that information to almost any kind of person, sets them up for success. That's one path.
If you are more inclined toward the coding aspects, there's always room for junior at STEs and dev roles. But also, more specifically to this program, having experience with creating simulations is valuable. For the robotic space, a lot is invested in the early stages to simulate how a new robotic product will act in the real world.
Being able to not only create those simulations but also run metrics on them is important. This includes assessing the efficiency of a simulation for a specific metric and identifying design improvements to make it even more efficient. This can be done before the process of actually building it from scratch.