Sr. Perception Systems Engineer, Prime Air

Amazon Prime Air is seeking a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to oversee the development, hardware and software integration within our revolutionary perception systems that enable drones to see, understand, and navigate the world around them. This role will be responsible for ensuring high standards for certifying safety-critical software and hardware in airborne systems, working closely with design engineering staff powering a flywheel of continuous improvement in drone software design. Partnering with the drone system development and various engineering disciplines, you will oversee development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex operational requirements into detailed system and subsystem specifications for our vision-based perception systems
• Bridge the gap between perception algorithms (computer vision, radar processing, ML) and their integration with the broader flight control and autonomy stack
• Develop comprehensive requirements documentation that meets aviation certification standards while enabling rapid innovation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ML engineers, computer vision specialists, hardware engineers) to design and validate perception system architectures
• Lead technical reviews to ensure perception systems meet performance, safety, and reliability requirements
• Drive continuous improvement in how we develop and certify perception systems for autonomous flight
• - Oversee software development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards
• - Communicate effectively across all organizational levels, presenting strategies and results to senior leadership and operational partners

Requirements

• Experience in translating business needs into detailed feature requirements
• Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
• Experience planning, executing, and documenting verification activities that demonstrate correct and safe system behavior across nominal, off-nominal, and edge-case scenarios.
• Experience evaluating machine-learning systems, particularly for computer vision systems or autonomy. ### Preferred qualifications

Nice to have

• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Knowledge of software test techniques and strategy
• Experience in Systems engineering, site reliability engineering, building and operating systems at scale
• Experience with autonomous perception systems, computer vision, or sensor fusion in safety-critical applications

Benefits

• The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.