Industrial Designer III, Prime Air Expansion

About the role

Amazon Prime Air is revolutionizing delivery through autonomous drone technology, aiming to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. Our breakthrough technologies, including advanced BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) capabilities and sophisticated detect-and-avoid systems, have earned FAA approvals and are setting new standards in autonomous delivery.

The Prime Air Expansion Design team is seeking an experienced Sr. Industrial Designer to join our Design Engineering team. Our 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 individual will own composite drawing packages, construction documents, and permitting processes. The 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. The role requires deep industrial design expertise, technical precision, the ability to manage complex, multi-phase projects with ambiguous parameters, and the judgment to drive design decisions that balance 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. They will work across multiple projects with varied timelines while influencing, negotiating, and communicating effectively with internal 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.
• Manage complex, multi-phase industrial development projects with ambiguous parameters.
• Drive design decisions balancing operational efficiency, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams, including contractors, engineers, and vendors, to deliver high-quality, cost-effective design solutions.
• Work across multiple projects with varied timelines while influencing and negotiating with stakeholders.

Requirements

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

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, and systems and high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience with 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.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

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