GNC Sr. System Development Engineer, Prime Air

About the role

The Senior Systems Development Engineer will serve as the technical lead for DO-178C Requirements and Verification Engineering on the DroneGuidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) team. This role involves owning the architecture of the requirements and verification lifecycle, leading the development of HLRs and LLRs, and developing software tools for simulation, test automation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical architecture of the requirements and verification lifecycle for GNC software, defining standards, templates, and processes for HLR development, LLR development, software architecture documentation, ICD authoring, and verification evidence generation in compliance with DO-178C DAL C objectives
• Lead development of High-Level Requirements (HLRs) derived from system-level requirements
• Lead development of Low-Level Requirements (LLRs), providing detailed software design specifications that directly guide SW implementation
• Own software architecture documentation for GNC software components, defining component structure, data flows, state machines, scheduling, and interface specifications that satisfy DO-178C software design objectives
• Lead development of verification evidence including test cases and test procedures for requirements-based testing at HLR and LLR levels, ensuring all DO-178C DAL C verification objectives are satisfied and coverage is demonstrable
• Develop software tools in Python, MATLAB, or C/C++ to support simulation, test automation, coverage analysis, and verification reporting
• Proactively identify and resolve requirements and verification risks across the software lifecycle, escalating to leadership with clear mitigation plans before issues become certification blockers
• Communicate requirements and verification status clearly to senior leadership, the DER, and cross-functional stakeholders

Requirements

• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields
• 3+ years of direct experience developing software requirements (HLRs and LLRs), software architecture documentation, in a safety-critical or regulated engineering environment
• Demonstrated experience developing requirements-based test cases and test procedures, including traceability from requirements through test evidence, in a structured lifecycle environment
• 3+ years of direct experience with DO-178C at DAL C or higher, including authoring or reviewing lifecycle artifacts (HLRs, LLRs, test cases, test procedures, ICDs, architecture documents)

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline
• Experience owning the requirements and verification lifecycle for a DO-178C program at DAL C, including participation in SOI-2 (Development) and SOI-3 (Verification/Test) audits as the technical representative for requirements and verification artifacts
• Experience with model-based design (Simulink/Stateflow) for requirements capture, simulation, or qualified code generation
• Familiarity with ARP4754A system-level development processes and the interface between system safety assessment and software requirements

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.