Sr Electrical Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Air

About the 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 work with our Seattle-based team to deploy new hardware and Avionics architecture systems for Prime Air Drones. You will collaborate with internal and external vendors to support hardware development, manufacturing, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Avionic compute and distributed system hardware (air data probes, lidar, radar, GNSS antennas)
• Design and test analog/digital devices and components such as navigation hardware, satellite communication, air data probes, DC-DC converters, and protection circuitry
• Perform electrical analyses, circuit simulation, component sizing and selection, and create electrical schematics and PCB layouts
• Support engineering trades, estimates, and interactions with suppliers/partners on critical components
• Develop hardware from concept to mass production
• Support the development of hardware and component-level requirements/specifications
• Increase engineering rigor in designs, verification, and documentation
• Perform prototype hardware and systems testing in labs
• Conduct formal verification testing, including DO-160 and DO-254

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 6+ years of hardware design and validation experience for components, subsystems, and systems
• 6+ years of electrical engineering experience in Consumer Electronics, Power Electronics, Robotics, Aerospace, Automotive, and/or Communications fields

Skills

• Experience in component selection and understanding of component reliability
• Experience in motherboard design, PCB design, including schematic capture, stackup, and circuit board layout

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams from concept to production
• Experience with project management of technical projects
• Experience collaborating with ECAD/physical board designers and reviewing PCB designs using Allegro, CAM350, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience developing electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical (2010 or newer)
• 5+ years of experience in hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering environment
• Experience in new hardware product development

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $137,300.00 - $185,700.00 USD annually

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.

Company - Amazon.com Services LLC