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Solutions Lead roles qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA's engineer or management consultant categories, depending on how the position is structured. Canadian citizens can secure TN status at the border or through consular processing without a cap or lottery. Mexican citizens require advance consular processing.
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Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart, collaborative team of doers that work passionately to apply imaginative advances in robotics and software to solve real-world problems that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
The AR Sortation Solutions Design Team is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineer to design next-generation automated sortation systems for Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FCs), Sort Centers (SCs), and Amazon Logistics (AMZL). A successful candidate will have deep expertise in sortation technologies including linear sorters, crossbelt systems, palletizing automation, and AMR/AGV applications, with the ability to understand system-of-systems level interactions across material handling equipment, robotics, and facility infrastructure. You'll need strong technical problem-solving abilities, excellent project management skills, the capacity to drive solution requirements to product teams, and the ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment.
The Solutions Design Team is responsible for translating business requirements into comprehensive robotic automation designs that integrate multiple technologies into cohesive solutions. You'll examine and optimize existing robotic solution performance while combining those learnings with the latest sortation and automation technologies to design state-of-the-art solutions. This role requires validating solution feasibility through simulation modeling, defining equipment configurations and capacity requirements, and ensuring alignment between operational objectives and technical implementation across the entire solution architecture.
Key job responsibilities
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Design automated sortation, package stacking into containers, and movement solutions that integrate with upstream and downstream systems to meet throughput requirements and Amazon design standards.
- Analyze operational and financial metrics to inform design decisions and feature prioritization.
- Partner with systems engineering and operations teams to optimize deployed solution performance.
- Lead multiple concurrent projects while coordinating with internal teams, external partners, contractors, and vendors.
- Build simulation models and conduct throughput analyses to validate solution feasibility and solve complex integration challenges and tradeoffs.
- Drive technical design projects from concept through implementation, understanding system-of-systems interactions across robotics, MHE, and facility infrastructure.
- Define solution requirements and drive them to product teams, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical capabilities.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders through all design phases from initial design and systems integration through construction and startup.
- Work with product management and systems engineering to develop next-generation features that enhance solution performance.
- Travel up to 15% to sites in the US, Canada, and EU.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- 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!
About the team
We operate on the guiding precept of being the greatest team to work ON & WITH. Our partners love to work with us, and operation teams shout-out our customer obsession. And the number one feedback YoY internally is that the greatest thing about being on this team - is being on this team!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
- Experience with design & innovation and research & development
- Experience in management of engineering design projects
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience
- Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
- Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making
- Experience modeling or simulating large-scale, high-volume distribution centers
- Experience with design-in-safety
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, MA, North Reading - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Westboro - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart, collaborative team of doers that work passionately to apply imaginative advances in robotics and software to solve real-world problems that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling and fun.
The AR Sortation Solutions Design Team is searching for an innovative and solutions-oriented engineer to design next-generation automated sortation systems for Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FCs), Sort Centers (SCs), and Amazon Logistics (AMZL). A successful candidate will have deep expertise in sortation technologies including linear sorters, crossbelt systems, palletizing automation, and AMR/AGV applications, with the ability to understand system-of-systems level interactions across material handling equipment, robotics, and facility infrastructure. You'll need strong technical problem-solving abilities, excellent project management skills, the capacity to drive solution requirements to product teams, and the ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment.
The Solutions Design Team is responsible for translating business requirements into comprehensive robotic automation designs that integrate multiple technologies into cohesive solutions. You'll examine and optimize existing robotic solution performance while combining those learnings with the latest sortation and automation technologies to design state-of-the-art solutions. This role requires validating solution feasibility through simulation modeling, defining equipment configurations and capacity requirements, and ensuring alignment between operational objectives and technical implementation across the entire solution architecture.
Key job responsibilities
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Design automated sortation, package stacking into containers, and movement solutions that integrate with upstream and downstream systems to meet throughput requirements and Amazon design standards.
- Analyze operational and financial metrics to inform design decisions and feature prioritization.
- Partner with systems engineering and operations teams to optimize deployed solution performance.
- Lead multiple concurrent projects while coordinating with internal teams, external partners, contractors, and vendors.
- Build simulation models and conduct throughput analyses to validate solution feasibility and solve complex integration challenges and tradeoffs.
- Drive technical design projects from concept through implementation, understanding system-of-systems interactions across robotics, MHE, and facility infrastructure.
- Define solution requirements and drive them to product teams, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical capabilities.
- Collaborate with global stakeholders through all design phases from initial design and systems integration through construction and startup.
- Work with product management and systems engineering to develop next-generation features that enhance solution performance.
- Travel up to 15% to sites in the US, Canada, and EU.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- 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!
About the team
We operate on the guiding precept of being the greatest team to work ON & WITH. Our partners love to work with us, and operation teams shout-out our customer obsession. And the number one feedback YoY internally is that the greatest thing about being on this team - is being on this team!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent
- Experience with design & innovation and research & development
- Experience in management of engineering design projects
- Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, and systems and high-speed manufacturing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of specialty (with progressive responsibility) experience
- Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field
- Knowledge of concepts like system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision making
- Experience modeling or simulating large-scale, high-volume distribution centers
- Experience with design-in-safety
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, MA, North Reading - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Westboro - 132,100.00 - 178,800.00 USD annually
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship in Solutions Lead
Align your credentials to the right TN category
Solutions Lead roles can qualify under engineer, computer systems analyst, or management consultant categories. Your degree field must match the category your employer selects, so confirm the classification before any offer is finalized.
Build a specialty occupation evidence package
Gather degree transcripts, credential evaluations for non-U.S. degrees, and a detailed letter of support outlining your role's technical scope. Officers assess whether the Solutions Lead position genuinely requires your specific professional background.
Target employers with cross-border project experience
Companies that routinely staff Canadian or Mexican professionals understand TN visa documentation requirements and move faster through the process. Ask recruiters directly whether their legal team has filed TN petitions for technical leadership roles.
Use Migrate Mate to find Solutions Lead roles at visa-sponsoring employers
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with recent visa filings who have experience sponsoring work visas for similar technical and advisory roles, so you spend your time on opportunities where visa sponsorship is an established practice.
Negotiate who prepares the support letter before signing
The employer's support letter is the cornerstone of your TN application. Confirm before accepting an offer that HR or in-house counsel will draft it, and request a review of the job description language to ensure it reflects the qualifying professional category.
Prepare for scope questions at the port of entry
Canadian applicants presenting at the border should be ready to explain the Solutions Lead role in plain terms: what systems or clients you support, why the position requires your degree, and the duration of the assignment.
Solutions Lead TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Solutions Lead role qualify for TN visa status?
It depends on how the role is defined and which TN category your employer selects. Solutions Lead positions can qualify under computer systems analyst, management consultant, or engineer categories if the duties align with the professional definition and you hold a relevant degree. Roles that are primarily sales or account management without a technical or advisory core are less likely to qualify.
How does TN visa sponsorship for Solutions Lead compare to H-1B?
TN is faster and more predictable for Canadian and Mexican citizens. There is no annual lottery, no cap for Canadians, and approval can happen at the port of entry or through a consulate within weeks. H-1B visa requires employer sponsorship months in advance and selection in a random lottery. For a Solutions Lead role that clearly fits a qualifying TN category, TN is the more direct path.
What documentation does my employer need to provide for my TN application?
Your employer must provide a detailed support letter on company letterhead describing the Solutions Lead position, your role's technical or advisory scope, the specific TN category being claimed, your salary, and the duration of employment. You supply your degree credentials and, for non-U.S. degrees, a credential evaluation confirming U.S. equivalency.
Where can I find Solutions Lead jobs that already support TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Canadian and Mexican professionals seeking roles with TN visa sponsorship. You can search for Solutions Lead positions at employers who have an established track record of sponsoring TN professionals, which reduces the time spent educating recruiters about the process or waiting for legal teams unfamiliar with TN requirements.
Can Mexican citizens apply for TN status for a Solutions Lead role the same way Canadians can?
No. Canadian citizens can apply at a U.S. port of entry or pre-clearance location and receive a TN determination on the spot. Mexican citizens must apply at a U.S. consulate in Mexico and cannot use the port-of-entry process. Processing times at Mexican consulates vary, so you and your employer should account for consular scheduling when planning a start date.