Industrial Designer III, Prime Air Expansion

About the role

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. The Prime Air Expansion Design team leads building design for Prime Air Drone Delivery facilities, including fulfillment centers, middle-mile facilities, and other buildings across Amazon's network. We support ground-up, greenfield developments as well as the retrofit of existing facilities.

This role spans the full spectrum of industrial development project types, including ground-up greenfield development, building shell design and delivery, and tenant improvement (TI) work within existing facilities. You will own composite drawing packages, construction documents, and permitting processes. The role requires deep industrial design expertise, technical precision, and the ability to manage complex, multi-phase projects with ambiguous parameters while balancing operational efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

A successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, collaborating with internal and external teams to generate high-quality, cost-effective design solutions. You will work across multiple projects with varied timelines and influence, negotiate, and communicate effectively with stakeholders, contractors, engineers, and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Own composite drawing packages, construction documents, and permitting processes for Prime Air Drone Delivery facilities.
• Lead design for ground-up greenfield developments, building shell design, and tenant improvement (TI) projects within existing facilities.
• Drive design decisions that balance operational efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams, including contractors, engineers, and vendors, to deliver high-quality design solutions.
• Manage complex, multi-phase projects with ambiguous parameters in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of design & innovation, research & development work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a foreign equivalent.
• Experience in management of engineering design projects.
• Proficiency with business or technical software like MS Excel, MS Project, and CAD software.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of specialty experience with progressive responsibility.
• Master's degree in Engineering (any domain), Operations, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Knowledge of system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, electronic system design, and decision-making.
• Experience with complex automated material handling equipment, packaging technologies, high-speed manufacturing, and design-in-safety.

Pay

USA, TN, Nashville - $125,500.00 - $169,800.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - $132,100.00 - $178,800.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.