Electrical Hardware Development Engineer II, Prime Air

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our
culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most
importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can
scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals,
and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to
customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about
Prime Air on the About Amazon
blog(https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos).
If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation,
apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and
provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

Prime Air is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and develop
low voltage and high voltage power electronics hardware and related electrical
power systems for Prime Air Drones. This includes, RF and Cellular communication
hardware, Avionics Compute, DC-DC converters, DC-AC inverters, Motor Controllers
and power distribution systems. In this role you will be working to deploy new
hardware and electrical power systems for Prime Air Drones. You will work with
internal and external vendors to support hardware development, manufacturing and
test. You will also be supporting other ongoing development and testing efforts
for the Drone.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 3+ years of electrical and electronic principles experience
• Experience working with equipment suppliers, laboratories and manufacturing plants
• Experience testing hardware/mechanical sub-components, research and data analysis skills, and/or Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout best practices
• 4+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
• Understanding of power semiconductor switches and diodes, and their characteristics
• Understanding of devices built upon various materials such as Si, SiC, and GaN
• Experience designing and analyzing inverter and converter circuits including gate drivers
• Knowledge and experience with embedded control of power electronic circuits
• Experience using software tools such as Spice, PLECS, Mathcad, Ansys Simplorer, and Matlab
• Experience leading PCBA Board bring-Up and validation testing
• Experience with CAD software (CATIA preferred)
• Experience with written and Verbal communication in aerospace and/or automotive industry settings

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Experience in low power design techniques
• Experience using advanced simulation modeling tools (Flexsim, Arena, Simio, etc.)
• Knowledge of and proficiency in the use of Python scripting language
• Experience working with commercial standards (DO-254, DO-160G, DO-178)
• Experience with EMI/EMC filter design for power electronics products
• Experience developing aviation power electronic hardware
• Knowledge or experience with dual active bridge DC/DC modeling and control

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and tests power electronics hardware and analog/digital devices components such as inverters, battery chargers, DC-DC converts and protection circuitry.
• Design circuits, perform electrical analyses, select components, create electrical schematics and perform/support PCB layout.
• Support engineering trades, estimates and interact with suppliers/partners on critical components and develop hardware from concept to mass production
• Support developing hardware and component level requirements/specifications
• Increase the engineering rigor behind designs, verification, and documentation.
• Simulate circuits and key component.
• Test prototype hardware and systems in labs
• Identify and incorporate design for reliability/manufacturing elements & iterate!

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level