Navigation Science Manager, 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 Applied Science Manager to help develop our advanced Navigation algorithms and flight software applications. In this role, you will lead a team of scientists and engineers to conduct analyses, support cross-functional decision-making, define system architectures and requirements, contribute to the development of flight algorithms, and actively identify innovative technological opportunities that will drive significant enhancements to meet our customers' evolving demands. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch software developers and collaborating with our science teams. We’re looking for someone who innovates, and loves solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and make history! Export Control License: 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

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience directly managing scientists or machine learning engineers
• Experience with the Scrum methodology (or similar alternatives) for agile software development

Nice To Haves

• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs
• Experience hiring and growing top talent
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Proficiency in the simulation and analysis of GNSS raw measurements, including pseudorange and carrier phase.
• Experience building complex software systems, especially involving safety-critical algorithms, that have been successfully delivered to customers.

Responsibilities

• lead a team of scientists and engineers to conduct analyses
• support cross-functional decision-making
• define system architectures and requirements
• contribute to the development of flight algorithms
• actively identify innovative technological opportunities that will drive significant enhancements to meet our customers' evolving demands

Benefits

• medical
• financial
• other benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree