Hardware Dev Eng II, Prime Air

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

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air seeks an Electrical Hardware Engineer to drive the end-to-end hardware development lifecycle for flight-critical avionics. You will collaborate with propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, and production to ensure safety and reliability across the avionics system.

You will own hardware development, verification, and bring-up, advancing DFMEA and DFM/DFR with vendors, while leading manufacturing and reliability initiatives for production-grade avionics

Qualifications

• Experience with prototyping and implementation.
• Experience in root cause analysis and implementing long-term fixes.
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own product development lifecycle of hardware within the avionics system.
• Develop and execute verification and validation test plans per aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, DO-254).
• Bring up EE hardware, validate interfaces, and enable system integration across flight computer and sensors.
• Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across hardware/software interfaces and implement fixes in production.

Skills

Prototype experience

PCB design

Root cause analysis

ASIC/FPGA tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ASIC/FPGA design tools

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Job description

Description

As an Electrical Hardware Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for end-to-end hardware development lifecycle across design, validation, and manufacturing for flight-critical avionics systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, production - to meet the highest standards of safety and reliability.

Key job responsibilities

• Own product development lifecycle of hardware(s) within the avionics system.
• Develop and execute verification and validation test plans, including qualification and compliance against aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, DO-254).
• Bring up EE hardware, validate interfaces, and unblock system integration across flight computer and connected sensor subsystems.
• Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across hardware/software interfaces, develop corrective actions, and implement fixes in production hardware.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication, assembly, and qualification vendors.
• Lead manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production.

About The Team

Prime Air is Amazon's autonomous drone delivery service. Our mission is to build a safe, ultra-fast, and convenient drone delivery system that transforms the way packages are delivered to customers worldwide. Avionics Hardware Team at Prime Air develops and sustains Electrical and Electronics (EE) Hardware for the avionics systems of autonomous drones - including flight computers, air data sensors, cameras, radars, lighting systems, and electrical wiring interconnect systems - at Amazon's delivery scale.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with prototyping and implementation
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience in root cause analysis and error correction, identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal, EMC/EMI, Shock, Cycle Testing, etc.)
• 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
• Experience in reliability engineering, including accelerated life testing, failure rate modeling, and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).

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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 (RSUs). 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

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10537996