Hardware Systems Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware

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As a Systems Hardware Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for systems level integration and validation of the flight-critical avionics hardware throughout its lifetime. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, production - to design, develop, and implement integration and validation solutions at the hardware level and meet the highest standards of safety and reliability at the drone level.

This role requires experience in analog/digital hardware systems and automated lab test development. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with hardware design engineering verification process, ensuring avionics hardware meets performance, safety and reliability specifications.

Key job responsibilities
- Validate hardware interfaces and unblock system integration across the avionics system.
- Architect, design, build, and operate test systems for drone avionics hardware at the bring-up, sub-system, and system levels.
- Develop and execute comprehensive verification and validation test plans, including qualification and compliance against aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, DO-254).
- Analyze test data, generate test reports with recommendations, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Perform root cause analysis on hardware system failures, develop and implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement of validation processes and manufacturing reliability.
- Contribute to manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production environments.

A day in the life
Our team is empowered to assess, judge, decide and move between analysis, design, and validation challenges with bias to action. The goal is to make sound engineering decisions throughout the product lifetime.

You might begin the morning analyzing requirements, review test data, update a test script model based on what you learned. You could work alongside peers to evaluate a design change, or resolve competing validation requirements. You may spend the afternoon troubleshooting a hardware failure, preparing for a design review, working with a supplier, or developing a test system.

About the team
Prime Air is Amazon's autonomous drone delivery service. Our mission is to build a safe, ultra-fast, and convenient drone delivery system that transforms the way packages are delivered to customers worldwide. Avionics Hardware Team at Prime Air develops and sustains Electrical and Electronics (EE) Hardware for the avionics systems of autonomous drones - including flight computers, air data sensors, cameras, radars, lighting systems, and electrical wiring interconnect systems - at Amazon's delivery scale.

Basic qualifications

- BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
- Experience with coding/scripting in one or more languages (e.g., Python, C, C++, Java, Ruby, or PowerShell)

Preferred qualifications

- Relevant experience with drones, electric vehicles, robotics, satellites, automation, or similarly complex systems that relies on electrical-mechanical-software interfaces.
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
- Experience with aerospace or aviation electronics and applicable standards (DO-160, DO-254).
- Experience in avionics hardware design and integration for aerospace applications (air data sensors, cameras, radar, IMUs, LIDAR).

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.

USA, WA, Seattle - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How we score this

Hardware Systems Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware at Amazon scores 27 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

Classification

AI Level 1. The work itself involves no AI, or AI only appears as scenery, such as a company tagline.