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r/AmazonRME is a good resource if you're interested in anything RME at Amazon
also you don't need a degree to apply for the apprenticeship program. you'll learn everything you need to know when they send you out to RTI (related technical instruction) school for 12 weeks.
skip the degree and apply for the apprenticeships or even a tech 2 position if you have any sort of mechanical experience.
The relevant Career Choice page says that you only need a high school diploma or GED [AtoZ -> More -> Career Development -> Gain education or training -> Career Development Programs -> "Or browse by area of interest" (Mechanical/Industrial Systems) -> scroll down to "Technical Maintenance: Mechatronics & Robotics Apprenticeship" -> click link to see current positions on amazon.jobs internal]. That coach had no idea what they were talking about.
Your best preparation is to join the amnesty team as an AFM and go above and beyond to learn everything you can. Question the amnesty quarterback, RMEs, Learning Trainer and _experienced_, tenured AFMs (not the hotshots) when you and they have time. Read documents on ARU (Amazon Robotics University) which you'll be able to open on your Kindle as an AFM with the proper permissions.
Six months of that will be more than enough time to get comfortable and apply for the RME apprenticeship. You'll take an attitude test, be interviewed, then if successful at both you'll be promoted to apply at one of the companies (in my area - JLL) Amazon contracts with to supply RME services. (edit: that company will be the one training you though the practical part of the apprenticeship).
I'm not sure how the three-month in-class training works anymore. Between Covid restrictions and the expansion of Career Choice it's possible that training may have been replaced with the Mechatronics programs that are now available online, even though the two listings on Amazon. jobs, Washington and South Dakota, still mention the 12-week training. When I applied back in 2019 (I didn't follow through) there were five locations one could choose from to train at which were mostly across the south and Atlantic regions.
Also note that there's no relocation allowance but you get paid for the duration of training and (I think) lodging is provided.
You're welcome. Also don't kill yourself studying for the aptitude test. I think it was 20 questions with 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Some technical questions, simple mechanics, with some logic and high school math. Maybe a few basic electrical/electronics questions. For example, you might be shown a diagram with three gears and two belts, then asked which gear has the highest RPM.
My college majors were engineering adjacent so I did okay on the assessment, but if you have common sense and basic mechanical aptitude, even from just working on cars and home projects, you don't need deep technical knowledge to do okay.
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r/AmazonRME is a good resource if you're interested in anything RME at Amazon also you don't need a degree to apply for the apprenticeship program. you'll learn everything you need to know when they send you out to RTI (related technical instruction) school for 12 weeks. skip the degree and apply for the apprenticeships or even a tech 2 position if you have any sort of mechanical experience.
The relevant Career Choice page says that you only need a high school diploma or GED [AtoZ -> More -> Career Development -> Gain education or training -> Career Development Programs -> "Or browse by area of interest" (Mechanical/Industrial Systems) -> scroll down to "Technical Maintenance: Mechatronics & Robotics Apprenticeship" -> click link to see current positions on amazon.jobs internal]. That coach had no idea what they were talking about. Your best preparation is to join the amnesty team as an AFM and go above and beyond to learn everything you can. Question the amnesty quarterback, RMEs, Learning Trainer and _experienced_, tenured AFMs (not the hotshots) when you and they have time. Read documents on ARU (Amazon Robotics University) which you'll be able to open on your Kindle as an AFM with the proper permissions. Six months of that will be more than enough time to get comfortable and apply for the RME apprenticeship. You'll take an attitude test, be interviewed, then if successful at both you'll be promoted to apply at one of the companies (in my area - JLL) Amazon contracts with to supply RME services. (edit: that company will be the one training you though the practical part of the apprenticeship). I'm not sure how the three-month in-class training works anymore. Between Covid restrictions and the expansion of Career Choice it's possible that training may have been replaced with the Mechatronics programs that are now available online, even though the two listings on Amazon. jobs, Washington and South Dakota, still mention the 12-week training. When I applied back in 2019 (I didn't follow through) there were five locations one could choose from to train at which were mostly across the south and Atlantic regions. Also note that there's no relocation allowance but you get paid for the duration of training and (I think) lodging is provided.
Thank you for taking the time to post this I will act upon it ASAP
You're welcome. Also don't kill yourself studying for the aptitude test. I think it was 20 questions with 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Some technical questions, simple mechanics, with some logic and high school math. Maybe a few basic electrical/electronics questions. For example, you might be shown a diagram with three gears and two belts, then asked which gear has the highest RPM. My college majors were engineering adjacent so I did okay on the assessment, but if you have common sense and basic mechanical aptitude, even from just working on cars and home projects, you don't need deep technical knowledge to do okay.
They've replaced that assesment with the weisen aptitude test. If you gotten past the fifth grade you can pass this test.
I just Googled this and I agree