Drone Avionics & Mechanical Hardware Engineer

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

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Mechanical Hardware Development Engineer to help design, qualify, and document avionics hardware for drone systems. You will collaborate with vendors, mature designs, and support manufacturing to deliver scalable, safe, and cost-effective hardware solutions for next‑gen delivery.

The role requires a BS in mechanical engineering with 4+ years of applicable experience, CAD proficiency, and familiarity with DO‑160 qualification.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mechanical engineering experience or equivalent.
• Experience with manual testing, test planning, and creating detailed test cases.
• Experience with CAD software for design, drafting, and PLM.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design of new components for the program.
• Develop hardware and component level requirements/specifications.
• Oversee and participate in testing and qualifying mechanical subsystems including DO-160.
• Support and update existing mechanical designs and processes.
• Find creative technical approaches to encourage frugality and to invent and simplify.

Skills

4+ years experience

Manual testing

Test planning

Documentation

Requirements development

Education

BS degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD software

CATIA/ENOVIA

DO-160 qualification

Job description

Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Mechanical Hardware Development Engineer to help design, qualify, and document avionics hardware for drone systems. You will collaborate with vendors, mature designs, and support manufacturing to deliver scalable, safe, and cost-effective hardware solutions for next‑gen delivery.

The role requires a BS in mechanical engineering with 4+ years of applicable experience, CAD proficiency, and familiarity with DO‑160 qualification.