Sr Electrical Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Air

Amazon.com Services LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design avionic hardware and distributed systems for Prime Air drones. You will work with a Seattle-based team to deploy new hardware architectures and interfaces, coordinating with vendors for development, manufacturing and testing.

The role involves architecture, validation, analysis, and prototype work in a fast-paced environment with emphasis on reliability and DO-160/DO-254 verification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of hardware design and validation experience.
• Experience in Consumer Electronics, Aerospace, or related fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop avionic compute and distributed hardware for Prime Air drones.
• Create electrical schematics and PCB layouts; specify components and perform sizing.
• Coordinate with suppliers/partners for critical components and ramp to mass production.
• Perform electrical analyses, circuit simulations and verification tests (DO-160/DO-254).
• Prototype hardware in labs and support hardware development lifecycle from concept to production.

Skills

Component selection

PCB design

Schematic capture

Hardware design

Hardware validation

Avionics systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Allegro

CAM350

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and develop electronic hardware and related Avionic systems and architecture for Prime Air Drones. This includes, Avionic compute and Avionics distributed systems hardware. In this role you will be working with our Seattle based team to help to deploy new hardware and Avionics architecture systems for Prime Air Drones. You will work with internal and external vendors to support hardware development, manufacturing and test.

Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon's ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf

Key job responsibilities

The ideal candidate will help the team in the following ways:

• Architecture and Hardware Designs, develops, Avionic compute and distributed system hardware (air data probes, lidar, radar, gnss antennas)
• Design and test other analog/digital devices components such as navigation hardware, satellite communication, air data probes, DC-DC converts and protection circuitry.
• Perform electrical analyses, circuit simulation, components sizing and selection, create electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
• Support engineering trades, estimates and interact with suppliers/partners on critical components and develop hardware from concept to mass production.
• Support developing hardware and component level requirements/specifications.
• Increase the engineering rigor behind designs, verification, and documentation.
• Perform prototype hardware and systems in labs.
• Perform formal verification testing including DO-160 and DO-254

If this sounds like the role for you, come make history with us!

About the team

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

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and-most importantly-safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what's to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog(https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).

If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in component selection and understanding of component reliability
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 6+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
• 6+ years of electrical engineering work experience in Consumer Electronics, Power Electronics, Robotics, Aerospace, Automotive, and/or Communications fields or combination thereof.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Experience collaborating with the ECAD/physical board designer and able to review PCB designs with Allegro, CAM350, or equivalent
• 5+ years of developing electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical (2010 or newer) experience
• 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
• Experience in new hardware product development

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

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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