Sr. Electrical Hardware Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Amazon's Prime Air in Seattle, WA is seeking a Sr. Electrical Hardware Engineer to own the hardware development lifecycle for flight-critical avionics systems, collaborating with propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, and production teams.

You will develop verification plans, bring up hardware, lead root-cause analysis, and drive manufacturability and reliability initiatives across avionics hardware in production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• 5 years of hardware engineering experience
• Master's preferred in electrical/computer engineering

Responsibilities

• Own hardware development lifecycle of avionics hardware.
• Develop and execute verification and validation plans, including DO-160/DO-254 compliance.
• Bring up EE hardware, validate interfaces with flight computer and sensor subsystems.
• Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures and implement fixes in production hardware.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with vendors.
• Lead manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware.

Skills

Cross-functional

Root cause analysis

Mentorship

System integration

Reliability design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Description

As a Sr. 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

• Bachelor’s degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent

• 5 years of hardware engineering experience

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 troubleshooting issues and root cause analysis

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

• Experience in PCB design, including schematic capture, stack-up, and board layout.

• Proficiency with EE engineering design tools (e.g. Altium, OrCAD, MATLAB/Simulink).

• Experience with aerospace or aviation electronics and applicable standards (DO-160, DO-254).

• Experience in sensor design and integration for aerospace applications (air data sensors, cameras, radar, IMUs, LIDAR).

• Experience in reliability engineering, including accelerated life testing, failure rate modeling, and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA).

• Experience in electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) design and harness integration.

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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 – 137,300.00 – 185,700.00 USD annually