Sr Prototype Engineer, Amazon Devices - Z1 Emerging

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 214,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr Prototype Engineer, where you'll be at the forefront of innovation, developing groundbreaking consumer products. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic team, tackling complex challenges through rapid prototyping and design thinking. You'll collaborate with various teams to transform high-level concepts into functional prototypes, making a meaningful impact on future product categories. If you're passionate about creating and experimenting, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Employee discounts

Retirement plans

Flexible working hours

Career development programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in prototyping and design.
• Skilled in collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of product development from ideation to validation.
• Create high-quality prototypes that convey product vision.

Skills

Electronics device prototyping

Experiential design

Design thinking

User research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Prototyping tools

User testing platforms

Job description

Sr Prototype Engineer, Amazon Devices - Z1 Emerging

Job ID: 2967725 | Amazon.com Services LLC

We're seeking an inventive and entrepreneurial Sr Prototype Engineer to join Amazon Devices - Z1 Emerging, a special projects team dedicated to inventing breakthrough consumer product categories. You will own aspects of the invention, design, and development of a radically new product across the software and hardware experience. You'll be part of a team that embraces design thinking, rapid experimentation, building to learn, and isn't afraid to abandon good ideas in pursuit of great ones. If you're excited about working in small, nimble teams to create entirely new product categories and thrive in the ambiguity of breakthrough innovation, we want to talk to you.

As a Sr Prototype Engineer, you will help answer hard problems through quick and efficient prototypes and experiments, resulting in user and technical requirements that will drive production design. You will collaborate closely with the HW, PD, EE, and ID teams translating technical requirements and synthesize restrictions from Hardware for product & design.

Key job responsibilities
- Participate in the full lifecycle of product development; including ideation, design, development, implementation and validation
- Answer the team’s hard problems through quick prototypes and thorough documentation
- Build high-quality, functional prototypes that convey, prove, and advance the vision of future products and applications
- Work side-by-side with Product, Hardware, UX, and ID teams to turn high level concepts into detailed product designs, mockups, and prototypes.
- Build prototypes with ID-intent in mind, while following Hardware restrictions.
- Become a domain expert through daily use of prototypes, competitive, and complementary products to develop a deep product intuition.
- Collaborate on quantitative & qualitative user research programs to drive early product decisions. Work with Research teams to develop testing platforms to get user insight on physical prototypes.
- Good understanding of various platforms, technologies, and manufacturing methods to create prototypes
- Advance design thinking through your knowledge of platform capabilities and limitations as you support your design team and work with partner engineering teams
- Work quickly with minimal documentation and technical support

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of professional experience in electronics device prototyping and/or experiential design.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product designs from concept to production.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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