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As a Sr. 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 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 or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- 5+ years of hardware engineering experience
- Experience in root cause analysis and error correction, identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience in PCB design, including schematic capture, stack-up, and board layout.
- Proficiency with EE hardware design tools (e.g. Altium, OrCAD, MATLAB/Simulink).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal, EMC/EMI, Shock, Cycle Testing, etc.)
- 7+ years of electrical and electronics hardware engineering experience (0-100V class).
- Experience with aerospace or aviation electronics and applicable standards (DO-160, DO-254).
- Experience in sensor design and integration for aerospace applications (air data sensors, cameras, radar, IMUs, LIDAR).
- Experience in reliability engineering, including accelerated life testing, failure rate modeling, and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
- Experience in electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) design and harness integration.
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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.
USA, WA, Seattle - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually