Propulsion Hardware Engineer, Prime Air Drone Fleet & Production

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Battery/BMS engineer to support the Production and Field Operations of the Prime Air drones' electrical propulsion system. You will perform root cause analysis, lab troubleshooting, and develop mitigations to drive future battery solutions.

You will document workflows, interface with supply chain and vendors, and help implement production-level test systems. This role requires deep battery design knowledge and hands-on experience with 3D CAD and electronics test

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with 3D CAD and electronics test equipment.
• Knowledge of Battery Design, Maintenance and Charging logic.
• Experience in root cause analysis and troubleshooting.
• 3+ years of experience with Battery Design, Management and Charging.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting with hardware/software interfaces.
• Root cause analysis on hardware failures across the electrical propulsion subsystem.
• Providing corrective actions.
• Implementing changes in production-level hardware/software.
• Deep exploration of Battery Cells, production and charging methods.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Lab testing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Function generators

3D CAD

Electronics test equipment

Job description

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Battery/BMS engineer to aid the development and scaling of the Production and Field Operations of the electrical propulsion system of Prime Air Drones. This role will require you to dive deep into root cause analysis, troubleshoot in a lab environment, develop mitigations, and drive future solutions for the Battery and the operations regarding it. You will also be responsible for documenting and developing streamlined workflows to deliver corrective actions, interfacing with supply chain and external vendors, and applying this knowledge into production-level test systems to help mitigate issues on future Battery systems and Solutions.

Key job responsibilities

• Troubleshooting with hardware/software interfaces
• Root cause analysis on hardware failures across the electrical propulsion subsystem
• Providing corrective actions
• Implementing changes in production-level hardware/software
• Diving deep in to Battery Cells, production, charging methods, etc.
• 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in 3D CAD
• Experience using common electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, etc)
• Knowledge of Battery Design, Maintenance and Charging logic
• Experience in root cause analysis and troubleshooting or problem solving
• 3+ Years of Experience with Battery Design, Management and Charging

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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