Sr. Systems Engineer, Prime Air

Amazon • Seattle, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Systems Engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our engineering teams. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history! As a Senior Systems Engineer you will define, design, verify, and launch safety critical autonomous ground system features in a variety of airspace environments.

Requirements

• Experience as a technical lead, systems engineer, or technical program manager with significant experience in complex systems
• Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience working in an environment with one or more: ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-278A, DO-254, or related.
• Experience in one or more of the following: Geospatial engineering, Weather Science, Distributed Systems, Flight Decks, or Traffic Management.
• Experience in cloud based software development, system design, and/or distributed system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the systems engineering lead and subject matter expert for subsystem(s) within the Airspace Mission Orchestration System, containing the safety critical cloud based operator interface, traffic management, communications, route planning, geospatial, and distributed system functions.
• Lead interdisciplinary trade studies across Prime Air software, system, product, and regulatory functions to determine the critical requirements for a scalable cloud based system architecture.
• Generate key systems engineering artifacts CONOPs, design documents, interface control documents, requirements, test cases, test procedure, test execution, and verification reports.
• Own the entire system life cycle, taking features from concept to production in a way that is safe, performant, and certifiable.

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: Senior