Global UAS Certification Architect

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air seeks a Senior Systems Development Engineer to own the certification requirements and plan for the MK30 UAS. You will standardize cross-jurisdiction requirements, negotiate regulatory means of compliance, and defend design choices with authorities.

This role focuses on scalable, reusable certification bases for global market entry and future aircraft programs. You will own the certification plan, manage evidence for authorities, and drive requirements early to prevent late-stage

Responsibilities

• Own the certification requirements baseline across every jurisdiction Prime Air operates in or plans to enter.
• Perform regulatory delta analysis across authorities (EASA, FAA, CASA, DGCA, CAA, JCAB, and others).
• Drive country- and region-specific requirements into system, software, and hardware requirements early enough to shape the design.
• Lead novel certification approaches for the Prime Air UAS aligned to emerging regulations.
• Author and own the program certification plan; keep it current as the certification basis, design, and authority expectations evolve.
• Build the evidence reuse argument that carries approvals between authorities, including bilateral validation paths.
• Write the compliance arguments and residual risk positions and defend them directly with authority staff and designees.
• Partner with the regulatory administration team to monitor emerging regulation and fold accepted requirements into the baseline.
• Build the mechanisms that make this scale: requirements and traceability structures with jurisdiction tagging and reusable compliance matrix patterns.

Job description

Amazon Prime Air seeks a Senior Systems Development Engineer to own the certification requirements and plan for the MK30 UAS. You will standardize cross-jurisdiction requirements, negotiate regulatory means of compliance, and defend design choices with authorities.

This role focuses on scalable, reusable certification bases for global market entry and future aircraft programs. You will own the certification plan, manage evidence for authorities, and drive requirements early to prevent late-stage