Battery/Charging Engineer, Prime Air Drone Fleet & Production

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Health insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Amazon seeks an experienced Battery/BMS engineer to support the Production and Field Operations of the Prime Air drone propulsion system. You will perform root-cause analyses, troubleshoot in lab conditions, and drive mitigations for battery design, maintenance, and charging.

You will document workflows, interfacing with supply chain and external vendors, and apply knowledge to production-level test systems for future battery solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with battery design, management, and charging.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and hardware/software troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting with hardware/software interfaces.
• Root cause analysis on hardware failures in the electrical propulsion subsystem.
• Provide corrective actions and implement changes in production hardware/software.
• Dive into Battery Cells, production and charging methods.
• Collaborate with supply chain and external vendors.

Skills

Battery Design

Battery Management

Troubleshooting

3D CAD

Electrical testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power Supplies

Function Generators

3D CAD software

Job description

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

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Battery/BMS engineer to aid the development and scaling of the Production and Field Operations of the electrical propulsion system of Prime Air Drones. This role will require you to dive deep into root cause analysis, troubleshoot in a lab environment, develop mitigations, and drive future solutions for the Battery and the operations regarding it. You will also be responsible for documenting and developing streamlined workflows to deliver corrective actions, interfacing with supply chain and external vendors, and applying this knowledge into production-level test systems to help mitigate issues on future Battery systems and Solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• Troubleshooting with hardware/software interfaces
• Root cause analysis on hardware failures across the electrical propulsion subsystem
• Providing corrective actions
• Implementing changes in production-level hardware/software
• Diving deep in to Battery Cells, production, charging methods, etc.
• 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in 3D CAD
• Experience using common electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, etc)
• Knowledge of Battery Design, Maintenance and Charging logic
• Experience in root cause analysis and troubleshooting or problem solving
• 3+ Years of Experience with Battery Design, Management and Charging

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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 (RSU). 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 - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually