Hardware Dev Eng II, Prime Air

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

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air is seeking an Electrical Hardware Engineer to own the hardware development lifecycle for avionics systems, from design through validation and manufacturing. You will collaborate with propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, and production teams to meet the highest standards of safety and reliability.

You will lead verification planning against aerospace standards, bring up hardware, validate interfaces, and drive manufacturability and reliability with

Qualifications

• Must hold a degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Experience with hardware design, verification, and test.
• Knowledge of aerospace hardware standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Own product development lifecycle of hardware within the avionics system.
• Develop and execute verification and validation test plans against aerospace standards (DO-160, DO-254).
• Bring up EE hardware, validate interfaces, and enable system integration.
• Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across interfaces and implement fixes.
• Drive DFx with vendors for manufacturability and reliability.
• Lead manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware.

Skills

Prototyping & implementation

PCB design

Schematic capture & layout

ASIC/FPGA design tools

Root cause analysis

DFM & DFR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design software

ASIC/FPGA design tools

Job description

Job ID: 10537996 | Amazon.com Services LLC

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Veterans, military spouses, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.