System Safety Certification Specialist, Prime Air

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences and are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion. 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!

About the role

We're looking for a System Safety Certification Specialist 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

• Help define the future of safety assessment processes and methodologies for drone aerial systems through coordination with regulatory bodies and technical standards organizations across the world
• Derive design safety requirements driven by regulatory requirements for Prime Air's ground-based and aerial systems
• Partner with talented cross-functional teams to integrate design safety directly into the system development process

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

• 3+ years of professional software and systems development experience
• Experience managing, analyzing, and communicating results to senior leadership while working cross-functionally across several teams
• 3+ years of professional experience coordinating with regulatory bodies on complex technical topics
• Experience in analysis and design of safety-critical systems
• Proficiency in technical writing, especially with respect to preparing certification plans and artifacts

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in system safety engineering in the aerospace, automotive, or robotics industries
• Experience 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
• Experience working with requirements management and safety analysis tools (CAFTA, Medini, and similar)
• Knowledgeable in systems engineering fundamentals, including system decomposition, requirements verification & validation, and ICD definition

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $129,200.00 - $174,800.00 USD annually

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for 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

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