Aerodynamics & Vehicle Design, Prime Air Flight Sciences Vehicle Design & Test

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing delivery through drone technology! As an engineer in the Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team, you will be at the forefront of innovation, working on cutting-edge designs and prototypes that aim to meet customer needs efficiently and safely. Collaborating with talented professionals, you will utilize advanced optimization tools and conduct vital testing to ensure the highest performance and reliability of drone vehicles. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a transformative project in the aerospace industry, where your expertise will directly impact the future of delivery services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in flight vehicle design and development.
• Proficient in modern programming languages like C++, Python, or Java.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles.
• Assess aerodynamics, performance, and stability of vehicle designs.

Skills

Aerodynamics

Vehicle Design

Multi-disciplinary Optimization (MDO)

C++

Python

Java

VBA

Wind Tunnel Testing

Propeller/Rotor Design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

modeFRONTIER

Model Center

OpenMDAO

CATIA

Job description

Aerodynamics & Vehicle Design, Prime Air Flight Sciences Vehicle Design & Test

Job ID: 2834020 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? Our teams of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers and are excited for what’s to come. If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real-world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Our Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team within Flight Sciences is looking for an outstanding engineer to help us rapidly configure, design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles. You’ll be responsible for assessing the Aerodynamics, Performance, and Stability & Control characteristics of vehicle designs. You’ll help build and utilize our suite of Multi-disciplinary Optimization (MDO) tools. You’ll explore new and novel drone vehicle conceptual designs, with the ultimate goal of meeting our customer requirements. You’ll have the opportunity to prototype vehicle designs and support wind tunnel and other testing of vehicle designs. You will directly support the Office of the Chief Program Engineer and work closely across all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs that meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics and 5+ years experience or equivalent
• Experience with flight vehicle design, simulation, and development
• Proficient with at least one modern programming language (e.g. C++, Python, Java, VBA)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's or PHD in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or and 5+ years industry experience
• 3+ years experience in air vehicle aerodynamic design, analysis, and testing (preferably electric propulsion vehicles)
• Experience using multi-disciplinary analysis & optimization (MDO/MDAO) tools and methods
• Vehicle level design intuition and ability to operate & analyze at the system-of-systems level
• Wind tunnel testing experience
• Propeller/rotor design, analysis, and testing experience
• Specialization in one or more of the following domains of aircraft design: aerodynamics, performance, stability & control, propulsion, loads, airframe structures
• Experience using: modeFRONTIER, Model Center, or OpenMDAO, and CATIA

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Posted: November 21, 2024 (Updated about 11 hours ago)