Drone Systems Safety Certification Lead

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a System Safety Certification Specialist to define safety assessment processes for Prime Air and coordinate with global regulatory bodies. You will derive safety requirements for ground and aerial systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed safety into the development lifecycle.

3+ years in safety-critical systems and strong technical writing are required. Applicants should have aerospace/robotics safety experience and familiarity with safety analysis methods.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software and systems development experience.
• Experience managing, analyzing and communicating results to senior leadership while working cross functionally across several teams.
• 3+ years of professional experience coordinating with regulatory bodies on complex technical topics.
• Experience in analysis and design of safety critical systems.
• Proficiency in technical writing, especially with respect to preparing certification plans and artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Help define the future of safety assessment processes and methodologies for drone aerial systems through coordination with regulatory bodies and technical standards organizations across the world.
• Derive design safety requirements driven by regulatory requirements for Prime Air's ground based and aerial systems.
• Partner with talented cross functional teams to integrate design safety directly into the system development process.

Skills

Safety certification

Regulatory coordination

Cross-functional communication

Technical writing

System safety engineering

FHAs/FMEAs/CCAs

Safety analyses

Requirements management tools

Tools

CAFTA

Medini

Job description

Amazon is seeking a System Safety Certification Specialist to define safety assessment processes for Prime Air and coordinate with global regulatory bodies. You will derive safety requirements for ground and aerial systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed safety into the development lifecycle.

3+ years in safety-critical systems and strong technical writing are required. Applicants should have aerospace/robotics safety experience and familiarity with safety analysis methods.