Senior Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Amazon Full time
Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer - Prime Air

Amazon is seeking a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to join our Prime Air team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and testing complex systems for our drone-based delivery platform.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Define and develop system architectures and designs for Prime Air's drone electric propulsion subsystem
  • Lead and prioritize execution of system test campaigns, collaborating with subsystem development and test teams
  • Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies and plans to support program learning, technical risk reduction, verification, and validation
  • Perform technical risk assessments, devise mitigation plans, and create system test strategies
  • Propose changes to the system architecture and allocations across multiple sub-systems and components to improve system performance and robustness
  • Coordinate with other subsystems and design engineers on systems goals and constraints in relation to physical, interfaces, compliance, data management, and risk management
  • Generate artifacts for design reviews, validation, verification, and certification (FAA & EASA)
  • Conduct trade studies and cross-functional trade-offs with other groups within the following dimensions: performance, schedule, cost, risk, opportunity, complexity, and scale
  • Build quantitative models and analyses (Excel, MATLAB, Python, internal tools such as Jira and confluence) to conduct trade studies, refine requirements, and understand key system drivers across the integrated systems of systems
Requirements:
  • BS or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline
  • 4+ years of experience in systems engineering
  • 2+ years of experience in the design, integration, and testing of electric powertrain and power distribution systems
  • Experience with eliciting and clarifying business and end-user needs, and connecting those needs to system concepts, requirements, and designs
  • Experience leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g. hardware engineering, software engineering, program management)
  • Experience identifying and analyzing dependencies, trade-offs, and sensitivities across multi-disciplinary systems
  • Experience in design and analysis of safety-critical systems
  • Demonstrated business communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines
  • Experience with power systems, communication protocols, and embedded computing
  • Experience working with aircraft or automotive electrical power systems
  • Familiarity with RTCA DO-254, RTCA-DO-160, RTCA-DO-178 standards for design, development, and test of electronic airborne hardware
  • Experience using Jama or similar requirements database tool
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master of Science or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in integrated system design
  • Experience developing hardware such as, Motors, Batteries, Battery Chargers, Motor Controller, Battery Management Systems (BMS)
  • Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or Model Based Design (e.g. Simulink, SCADE)
  • Experience developing and supporting hardware/software systems across the product life cycle
  • Experience with developing safety-critical systems and supporting related regulatory compliance needs
  • Experience with machine learning systems
  • Experience with scalable production systems
About Amazon:

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.



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