Avionics Hardware Mechanical Engineer – Prime Air

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Mechanical Hardware Engineer for Prime Air to lead mechanical design and integration of avionics hardware for drones. You will collaborate with propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, and production teams to deliver reliable hardware solutions meeting strict safety standards.

The role requires strong mechanical design knowledge, ownership, and judgement to balance cost, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability across the product lifecycle,

Qualifications

• BS degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with mechanical design for avionics hardware is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical hardware, assemblies, fixtures, or test equipment for avionics hardware.
• Create and release 3D models, drawings, specifications, and other engineering documentation.
• Perform engineering analysis and calculations to support design decisions and verify performance.
• Develop and execute tests to characterize mechanical hardware, validate designs, and investigate failures.
• Participate in design reviews and communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication, assembly, and qualification vendors.
• Drive manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues using data and first-principles engineering.
• Support hardware development from early prototype through qualification, production, and flight stages.
• Work directly with engineers, technicians, machinists, suppliers, and other partners.
• Develop increasing technical ownership of hardware and engineering decisions as experience grows.

Skills

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

CAD modelling

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Mechanical Hardware Engineer for Prime Air to lead mechanical design and integration of avionics hardware for drones. You will collaborate with propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, and production teams to deliver reliable hardware solutions meeting strict safety standards.

The role requires strong mechanical design knowledge, ownership, and judgement to balance cost, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability across the product lifecycle,