Autonomous Drone Systems Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Systems Development Engineer for the Prime Air Drone program. You will define, design, verify, and launch safety-critical autonomous ground system features across airspace environments, collaborating with top-tier developers and engineering teams.

You will lead system life cycle from concept to production, ensuring safety, performance and certifiability while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable cloud-based traffic management solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience automating, deploying and supporting infrastructure.
• Proficiency in one or more modern languages (Python, Ruby, Go, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• Experience with Linux/Unix systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, verify and launch safety-critical autonomous ground system features.
• Lead systems engineering across subsystems and collaborate with software, product and regulatory teams.
• Generate CONOPs, design docs, interface control docs and verification reports.
• Own the full system life cycle from concept to production, ensuring safety and certifiability.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Linux

Automation

Infrastructure

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Systems Development Engineer for the Prime Air Drone program. You will define, design, verify, and launch safety-critical autonomous ground system features across airspace environments, collaborating with top-tier developers and engineering teams.

You will lead system life cycle from concept to production, ensuring safety, performance and certifiability while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable cloud-based traffic management solutions.