Sr. HW Test Engineer, Amazon Prime Air

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

Job summary

Amazon Prime Air seeks a Hardware Development Engineer III to lead End of Line Test System design for the MK30 drone program. You will own hardware acceptance test procedures, drive integration across manufacturing, test software, and production teams, and mentor junior engineers to improve reliability and throughput.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners, balance performance and cost, and push for scalable solutions that meet aggressive production goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team, or with hardware troubleshooting.
• Experience in 3D CAD.
• Experience using test instrumentation, data-acquisition systems, and analysis tools to troubleshoot failure mechanisms.

Responsibilities

• Lead Drone End of Line Test Systems design and development.
• Drive Acceptance Test Procedure Development & Documentation.
• Hardware Integration & Troubleshooting.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration with production, drone systems/subsystems and drone and test system software teams.
• Respond to manufacturing floor escalations (drone test failures, hardware anomalies).
• Contribute to design reviews, providing constructive technical feedback to teammates and cross-functional partners.
• Identify risks and defects early in the design phase and proactively propose solutions that balance performance, cost, and schedule.
• Improve team processes, tools, and methodologies; develop automation that aid Drone manufacturing and testing.

Skills

Functional specs

Design verification

Hardware troubleshooting

Tech lead

Mentoring

Cross-functional

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD

Test instrumentation

Data acquisition systems

Job description

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and-most-important-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! 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!

Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/drone

Amazon Prime Air (PA) has been rapidly expanding this year both nationally and establishing our first international site.

We are seeking a Hardware Development Engineer III to join our Test and Infrastructure team within Amazon Prime Air. This role involves design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Drone End of Line Test (EOLT) systems for the MK30 drone program at Amazon Prime Air.

You will serve as the technical lead for EOLT hardware and acceptance test procedures for drone manufacturing ensuring that every drone coming off the production line passes rigorous functional verification before entering service. This role bridges manufacturing engineering, test systems design, and developing new systems for scaled production needs.

Key job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead Drone End of Line Test Systems design and development.
• Drive Acceptance Test Procedure Development & Documentation
• Hardware Integration & Troubleshooting
• Cross-Functional Collaboration with production, drone systems/subsystems and drone and test system software teams.
• Respond to manufacturing floor escalations (drone test failures, hardware anomalies.
• Contribute to design reviews, providing constructive technical feedback to teammates and cross-functional partners.
• Identify risks and defects early in the design phase and proactively propose solutions that balance performance, cost, and schedule.
• Improve team processes, tools, and methodologies; develop automation that aid Drone manufacturing and testing.

A day in the life

A day in life revolves around driving design updates on existing test systems, coming up with automation ideas to support scaled production, working with production team to identify issues/bottlenecks including coordination meetings, triaging any drone test failures, presenting required test procedure changes at the Technical Review Board and mentoring other junior engineers.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team, or experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
• Experience in 3D CAD
• Experience using test instrumentation, data-acquisition systems, and analysis tools to troubleshoot failure mechanisms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience communicating complex information and solutions to senior stakeholders and influencing decisions, or experience working in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
• Experience with rapid prototyping techniques
• Track record of delivering stable, performant hardware solutions that meet cost and quality targets

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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.

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