Mechanical Hardware Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware

As a Mechanical Hardware Engineer you will lead mechanical design and integration of avionics hardware for Prime Air drones. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion structures firmware software safety certification production - to design develop and implement mechanical solutions at the hardware level and meet the highest standards of safety and reliability at the drone level.

This role requires strong mechanical design knowledge expertise ownership and judgement to balance cost reliability manufacturability and serviceability.

Key job responsibilities
- Design mechanical hardware assemblies fixtures or test equipment for avionics hardware.
- Create and release 3D models drawings specifications and other engineering documentation.
- Perform engineering analysis and calculations to support design decisions and verify performance.
- Develop and execute tests to characterize mechanical hardware validate designs and investigate failures.
- Participate in design reviews and communicate technical decisions risks and tradeoffs.
- Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication assembly and qualification vendors.
- Drive manufacturing in-service and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production.
- Troubleshoot hardware issues using data and first-principles engineering.
- Support hardware development from early prototype through qualification production and flight stages.
- Work directly with engineers technicians machinists suppliers and other partners.
- Develop increasing technical ownership of hardware and engineering decisions as experience grows.

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 CAD model based on what you learned. You could work alongside peers to evaluate a design change or resolve competing packaging requirements. You may spend the afternoon troubleshooting a hardware failure preparing for a design review working with a supplier or developing a test fixture.

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.

- BS degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 2 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of SolidWorks or similar CAD experience and understanding of best practices for part design and advanced assemblies

- Relevant experience with drones electric vehicles robotics satellites automation or similarly complex systems that relies on electrical-mechanical-software interfaces.
- Familiarity with engineering drawings GD&T tolerance analysis and mechanical design best practices.
- Familiarity with structural mechanics dynamics thermal environments materials mechanisms electronics packaging or manufacturing processes.
- Experience with Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication assembly and qualification vendors.

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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