System Safety Engineer, Prime Air

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Were 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 next-generation real world delivery challenges and provide visible benefit to end-users this is your opportunity.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!

Were looking for a System Safety Engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly effectively and safely. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our engineering teams. Were looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard have fun and of course make history!

Key job responsibilities
- Own the completion of safety analyses for one or more Prime Air systems
- Help define the future of safety assessment processes and methodologies for drone aerial systems.
- Partner with talented cross functional teams to integrate design safety directly into the system development process.

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- 3 years of professional software and systems development experience
- Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
- 3 years experience in system safety engineering in the aerospace automotive or robotics industries
- Experience in analysis of safety critical systems
- Experience working with requirements management and safety analysis tools (CAFTA Medini and similar)
- Demonstrated statistical analysis and reliability engineering fundamentals
- Proficient working with cross functional teams to drive analysis of complex systems
- Knowledgeable in systems engineering fundamentals including system decomposition requirements verification & validation and ICD definition

- Experience with ARP-4761/4754 ISO26262 MIL-STD-882B or similar system safety processes.
- Experience developing FHAs Fault Trees Reliability Predictions FMEAs SSAs CCAs.
- Experience performing safety analyses in one or more of the following: Image based perception systems aerospace systems vehicle management flight controls cloud-based software intensive systems aircraft traffic management.

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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 - 129200.00 - 174800.00 USD annually