Electric Propulsion Research Scientist - BMS & AI SOC/SOH

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (medical, dental, and

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air in Seattle, WA is seeking an Electric Propulsion System Research Scientist II to design, develop, and validate BMS hardware and algorithms for high‑voltage lithium‑ion packs, aiming for safety, performance, and energy density improvements.

The role emphasizes autonomous contribution, system-level thinking, and collaboration across power electronics, thermal management, and vehicle control domains, with emphasis on scalable, aerospace-grade energy solutions.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years developing electric propulsion and/or battery management systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate BMS architectures for high-voltage lithium-ion packs from concept through volume production, including cell monitoring and sensing strategy, and isolation design.
• Develop safety controls, fault detection and diagnostic mechanisms, cell balancing routines, and thermal protection boundaries; lead test plans validating BMS designs against safety standards.
• Develop software algorithms for SOC, SOH, and SOP estimation using machine learning models.
• Support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, bench verification, and real-world data analysis to validate BMS algorithms and correlate models with physical pack performance.
• Design charging infrastructure interfaces, including charge profile management and interoperability with external charging systems.
• Apply system-level thinking to integrate BMS with power electronics, thermal management, and vehicle control systems, and maintain design documentation.

Skills

Battery management systems

Electric propulsion

AI tools usage

Education

Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

HIL testing

Safety standards knowledge (UL/IEC/DO-160/DO-274)

Job description

Amazon Prime Air in Seattle, WA is seeking an Electric Propulsion System Research Scientist II to design, develop, and validate BMS hardware and algorithms for high‑voltage lithium‑ion packs, aiming for safety, performance, and energy density improvements.

The role emphasizes autonomous contribution, system-level thinking, and collaboration across power electronics, thermal management, and vehicle control domains, with emphasis on scalable, aerospace-grade energy solutions.