Senior System Safety Engineer, Prime Air

About the role

We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve next-generation real-world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

We're looking for a Senior System Safety Engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly, effectively, and safely. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our engineering teams. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and make history!

Responsibilities

• Own the completion of safety analyses and derive design safety requirements across all systems at Prime Air
• Help define the future of safety assessment processes and methodologies for drone aerial systems through coordination with regulatory and technical standards organizations across the world
• Lead talented cross-functional teams to integrate design safety directly into the system development process

Export License Control: 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 5+ years experience in system safety engineering in the aerospace, automotive, or robotics industries
• Experience in analysis and design of safety critical systems
• Experience working with requirements management and safety analysis tools (CAFTA, Medini, or similar)
• Experience conveying complex subject matter to stakeholders, leadership, and regulators

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient working with ARP-4761/4754, ISO26262, MIL-STD-882B, or similar system safety processes
• Experience developing FHAs, Fault Trees, Reliability Predictions, FMEAs, SSAs, CCAs
• Experience performing safety analyses in one or more of the following: image-based perception systems, aerospace systems, vehicle management, flight controls, cloud-based software-intensive systems, aircraft traffic management
• 8+ years of professional complex systems development experience
• Knowledgeable in statistical analysis and reliability engineering fundamentals
• Proficient working with cross-functional teams to drive analysis of complex systems
• Proficient in systems engineering fundamentals, including system decomposition, requirements verification & validation, and ICD definition

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $151,200.00 - $204,600.00 USD annually

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• 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.