Amazon Robotics Sustainability PM Intern - Summer 2023
Sustainability Program Manager Intern
Amazon Robotics
Summer 2023
Boston, MA
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 team of doers who work passionately to apply cutting edge advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences. 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.
Amazon Robotics empowers a smarter, faster, more consistent customer experience through automation. Amazon Robotics automates fulfillment center operations using various methods of robotic technology including autonomous mobile robots, sophisticated control software, language perception, power management, computer vision, depth sensing, machine learning, object recognition, and semantic understanding of commands. Amazon Robotics has a dedicated focus on research and development to continuously explore new opportunities to extend its product lines into new areas.
Amazon Robotics internship opportunities will be based out of the Greater Boston Area in our two state-of-the-art facilities in Westborough, MA and North Reading, MA. Both campuses provide a unique opportunity to have direct access to robotics testing labs and manufacturing facilities. This is a 3 month full-time (40 hours per week) Internship from May - August 2023.
We are committed to sustainability because it’s a win all around – it’s good for our customers, our communities, the planet, and business. Amazon has co-founded and signed The Climate Pledge, a commitment to reach net zero carbon by 2040. This science-based goal is a multi-year carbon emissions reduction goal that is aligned with getting to carbon neutrality 10 years faster than the latest scientific guidance. In alignment with this bold corporate goal, Amazon Robotics is investing in Sustainability focused resources.
Key job responsibilities
The Sustainability Program Manager Intern will be responsible for:
•Develop projects/programs to decarbonize Amazon Robotics emissions
•Create roadmaps and prioritizations for future decarbonization effort
•Propose processes, tools, and mechanisms to better ingest internal and external carbon reporting data
Basic qualifications:
•Must be pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Sustainability, or Environmental Management
•Currently enrolled in university and must have at least one semester/term/quarter of school left to complete after the end of the internship
•Must be eligible and available for a full-time internship (40h / week) from May - August 2023
•Understand Lifetime Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology and carbon emission frameworks
•Ability to engage and communicate (verbally and in writing) with various audiences from shop floor worker to VPs
Preferred qualifications:
•3+ years of work experience leading sustainability projects / programs in supply chain
•Ability to operate in ambiguity – requires comfort in autonomy, self-drive, and knowing when to ask for help
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.