Hardware Dev Eng II, Prime Air

As an Electrical Hardware Engineer on our team you will be responsible for end-to-end hardware development lifecycle across design validation and manufacturing for flight-critical avionics systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion structures firmware software safety certification production - to meet the highest standards of safety and reliability.


Key job responsibilities
Own product development lifecycle of hardware(s) within the avionics system.
Develop and execute verification and validation test plans including qualification and compliance against aerospace standards (e.g. DO-160 DO-254).
Bring up EE hardware validate interfaces and unblock system integration across flight computer and connected sensor subsystems.
Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across hardware/software interfaces develop corrective actions and implement fixes in production hardware.
Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication assembly and qualification vendors.
Lead manufacturing in-service and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production.


About the team
Prime Air is Amazons 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 Amazons delivery scale.

- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in root cause analysis and error correction identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues
- Experience in motherboard design PCB design including schematic capture stackup and circuit board layout
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools

- Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal EMC/EMI Shock Cycle Testing etc.)
- 5 years of hardware development test lab space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
- Experience in reliability engineering including accelerated life testing failure rate modeling and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).

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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 WA Seattle - 117300.00 - 160000.00 USD annually