AmazonSystems Engineer, Prime Air
Amazon is hiring a Systems Engineer, Prime Air in Seattle, United States. It pays $129k-$175k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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Define, design, and verify safety-critical autonomous ground system features for airspace and drone operations.
Key job responsibilities
As a Systems Engineer you will define, design, verify, and launch safety critical autonomous ground system features in a variety of airspace environments. Key responsibilities include:
- Serve as the systems engineering lead and subject matter expert for subsystem(s) within the Airspace Mission Orchestration System, containing the safety critical cloud based operator interface, traffic management, communications, route planning, geospatial, and distributed system functions.
- Lead interdisciplinary trade studies across Prime Air software, system, product, and regulatory functions to determine the critical requirements for a scalable cloud based system architecture.
- Generate key systems engineering artifacts CONOPs, design documents, interface control documents, requirements, test cases, test procedure, test execution, and verification reports.
- Own the entire system life cycle, taking features from concept to production in a way that is safe, performant, and certifiable.
A day in the life
The Systems Engineer begins by reviewing the latest airspace regulations and industry standards. They then collaborate with cross-functional teams to define site-specific requirements for expanding the automated traffic management system to multiple locations within different jurisdictions. This is followed by a deep dive into the compliance matrix, validating the system's adherence to internal and external regulatory and safety requirements. The day concludes with writing a verification plan to ensure critical system requirements are adequately tested. Leveraging technical expertise, analytical skills, and collaboration, the engineer drives the successful integration and deployment of the automated traffic management solution.
About the team
The systems engineering team is a driven, focused, and experience team of aerospace professionals.
Our systems engineering team is driven by a relentless customer obsession, we tackle the toughest technical challenges, turning visions into reality. Our mission is to design, integrate, and verify innovative ground systems that push the boundaries of what's possible.
We are a collaborative group of problem-solvers, each bringing unique expertise from aerospace and technology sectors. Our culture is one of ownership and accountability - we take pride in our work and hold ourselves to the highest standards.
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.
We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve massive-scale real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity.
Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!
Basic qualifications
- Experience as a technical lead, systems engineer, or technical program manager with significant experience in complex systems
- Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience in one or more of the following: Geospatial engineering, Weather Science, Distributed Systems, Flight Decks, or Traffic Management.
- Experience in cloud based software development, system design, and/or distributed system architecture.
- 3+ years of experience working in an environment with one or more: ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-278A, DO-254, or related.
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 - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually
How we rate this
Systems Engineer, Prime Air at Amazon rates 20 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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