Systems Engineer, Prime Air

The Systems Engineer for Prime Air will oversee the development hardware and software integration within Amazon's ultra-fast drone delivery operations. This role ensures high standards for certifying safety-critical software and hardware in airborne systems, working closely with design engineering staff to drive continuous improvement in drone software design. Partnering with drone system development and various engineering disciplines, the engineer will oversee development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance with Design Assurance Levels and software development standards. Strong cross-functional engineering fundamentals and technical communication skills are essential for translating complex system functions into digestible insights for stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• - 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

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
• Experience in systems engineering
• Experience analyzing dependencies, tradeoffs, and sensitivities across multi-disciplinary systems ### Preferred qualifications

Nice to have

• Experience participating in or leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g., hardware engineering, software engineering, program management)

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.