Senior Drone Maintenance Technician & Team Mentor

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 114,341,000 - 123,984,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air in Texas is seeking a Sr. Repair Technician to lead drone maintenance and ensure aircraft safety and conformity to design.

You will train and mentor the Repair Technician team at the Austin site and collaborate with engineering and flight operations to deliver reliable performance. The role emphasizes hands-on mechanical and electrical integration, shift leadership, and adherence to FAA and internal Prime Air processes, with travel up to 25% and the ability to work across

Qualifications

• 2+ years of mechanical and electrical integration or assembly experience.
• Experience guiding, training and mentoring others.
• Experience with common business applications and tools (i.e. Microsoft Office, ie. Word, Excel, etc.)
• Can carry/lift up to 50 lbs, stand/walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours, and frequently push, pull, squat, bend and reach
• Travel up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Drive time-based and condition-based maintenance activities
• Own fleet performance metrics
• Verify adherence to FAA regulations and Prime Air directives and processes
• Manage fleet spare parts and inventory
• Train and and mentor other Repair Technicians
• Assign shift roster and oversee Repair Technicians
• Demonstrate proactive safety mindset in ambiguous situations
• Follow detailed instructions outlined in technical manuals

Skills

Mechanical experience

Electrical experience

Mentoring others

Travel readiness

MS Office skills

Tools

CAD drawings

Job description

Amazon Prime Air in Texas is seeking a Sr. Repair Technician to lead drone maintenance and ensure aircraft safety and conformity to design.

You will train and mentor the Repair Technician team at the Austin site and collaborate with engineering and flight operations to deliver reliable performance. The role emphasizes hands-on mechanical and electrical integration, shift leadership, and adherence to FAA and internal Prime Air processes, with travel up to 25% and the ability to work across