About this role
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
- Architect and design avionics compute and distributed system hardware, including air data probes, lidar, radar, and GNSS antennas Design and test analog and digital components such as navigation hardware, satellite communication, DC-DC converters, and protection circuitry Perform electrical analysis and circuit simulation, size and select components, and create schematics and PCB layouts Support engineering trades and estimates, work with suppliers and partners on critical components, and develop hardware from concept to mass production Develop hardware and component-level requirements and specifications Raise the engineering rigor behind designs, verification, and documentation Prototype hardware and systems in the lab, and perform formal verification testing, including DO-160 and DO-254
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!