Software Configuration Management (SCM) Specialist- Prime Air(Drones), Prime Air

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSU eligibility

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air in Seattle, WA seeks a Software Configuration Control Specialist onsite to lead software configuration management across development, test, and production ecosystems.

You will collaborate with SDEs, systems, and hardware engineers to baselining, releasing lifecycle data, and ensuring compliance with DO-178C and aviation standards.

Relocation assistance available; competitive salary in the USD range, comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years' experience in aerospace or a highly regulated environment.
• 3+ years of software configuration management experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate software change/configuration management activities, including change control, configuration status accounting, baselining, and releasing lifecycle data.
• Ensure programs adhere to industry software configuration management standards and methodologies.
• Develop and create the Software Configuration Index per the release cycle and release the Software Life Cycle Data.
• Support planning, tracking progress, and scope adjustments to meet milestones via Software Configuration Status Accounting.
• Support production fleet and next generation product configuration transitions.
• Drive process improvement in Configuration & Change Management.
• Maintain Software Life Cycle Data via data control categories (CC1 vs CC2).
• Support Software Quality Assurance audit activities.

Skills

Software configuration management

Aerospace experience

Regulated environment experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

DO-178C CM

CM2 certification

Job description

This role is onsite in Seattle, WA (relocation assistance available).

Prime Air is building an ultra-fast delivery platform targeting 500 million packages per year by the end of the decade. We're looking for a Software Configuration Control Specialist with strong technical, research, and analytical skills and a track record of getting the right things done quickly and effectively. You'll work alongside Software Development Engineers, System Engineers, and Hardware Development Engineers across a broad range of technical areas to enable software configuration management across this ecosystem.

Key job responsibilities

• Facilitate software change/configuration management activities, including change control (running Change Control Board), configuration status accounting, baselining, and releasing the software development lifecycle data
• Ensure programs adhere to industry software configuration management standards and methodologies
• Develop and create the Software Configuration Index per the software release cycle and release the Software Life Cycle Data
• Support TPMs in planning, tracking progress, and adjusting scope to meet program milestones and goals via Software Configuration Status Accounting
• Support production fleet and next generation product Config transitions
• Drive Configuration & Change Management process improvement (Tier 2 focus area)
• Configuration control and maintain the Software Life Cycle Data via their data control categories (CC1 vs. CC2)
• Support Software Quality Assurance audit activities

About the team

We're working on the future of delivery. If you're looking for a fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real-world challenges, and provide visible benefit to customers, this is your opportunity.

Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists are delivering to customers today and building what comes next. Learn more about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
• 3+ years' experience in an aerospace or highly regulated environment
• 3+ years of experience in software configuration management

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in STEM
• Experience building frameworks for creating complex applications with simplified tools
• Experience with DO-178C Software Configuration Management
• Familiarity with EIA-649 / EIA-649C; CM2 certification a plus
• Experience working within aerospace regulatory environments
• Change management process design and execution
• Familiarity with AS9100 and FAA/EASA audit trail requirements
• Experience in a production-rate environment (not just R&D/prototype

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 - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually