Drone Avionics Electrical Engineer

Description

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 the product development lifecycle of hardware 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 the flight computer and connected sensor subsystems
Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across hardware/software interfaces, then develop corrective actions and implement fixes in production hardware
Drive DFM and DFR with fabrication, assembly, and qualification vendors, and lead manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production

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

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- 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

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
- Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal, EMC/EMI, Shock, Cycle Testing, etc.)
- 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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.