Amazon Systems Engineer Prime Air 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

498929720

Key job responsibilities
As a senior Interdisciplinary System Engineer, you will define, develop, test, and deliver solutions for Prime Air's Drone Electric Propulsion Subsystem.
•Break down and frame problems using con-ops, use cases, structural/functional decomposition, and other system representations to clarify needs and align technical teams
•Drive and prioritize execution of system test campaigns that span lab and field-testing environments in collaboration with subsystem development and test teams (test readiness reviews, test execution, post-test analysis and reporting)
•Develop and communicate system integration and evaluation strategies and plans in support of program learning, technical risk reduction, verification, and validation
•Perform technical risk assessments (such as PSSA, FHA, FMEA, etc.), devise mitigation plans, and create system test strategies
•Propose changes to the system architecture and allocations across multiple sub-systems and components that improve system performance and robustness
•Coordinate with other subsystems and design engineers on systems goals and constraints in relation to physical, interfaces, compliance, data management, and risk management
•Generation artifacts for design reviews, validation, verification and certification (FAA & EASA).
•Conduct trade studies and cross-functional trade-offs with other groups within the following dimensions: performance, schedule, cost, risk, opportunity, complexity, and scale.
•Build quantitative models and analyses (Excel, MATLAB, Python, internal tools such as Jira and confluence) to conduct trade studies, refine requirements, and understand key system drivers across the integrated systems of systems

•BS or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Mathematics, Physics, or another STEM discipline.
•4+ years of experience in systems engineering
•2+ years of experience in the design, integration, and testing of electric powertrain and power distribution systems
•Experience with eliciting and clarifying business and end user needs, and connecting those needs to system concepts, requirements, and designs
•Experience leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g. hardware engineering, software engineering, program management)
•Experience identifying and analyzing dependencies, tradeoffs, and sensitivities across multi-disciplinary systems
•Experience in design and analysis of safety critical systems
•Demonstrated business communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines
•Experience with power systems, communication protocols, and embedded computing
•Experience working with aircraft or automotive electrical power systems
•Familiarity with RTCA DO-254, RTCA-DO-160, RTCA-DO-178 standards for design, development and test of electronic airborne hardware.
•Experience using Jama or similar requirements database tool

•Master of Science or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
•8+ years of experience in integrated system design
•Experience developing hardware such as, Motors, Batteries, Battery Chargers, Motor Controller, Battery Management Systems (BMS)
•Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) or Model Based Design (e.g. Simulink, SCADE)
•Experience developing and supporting hardware/software systems across the product life cycle
•Experience with developing safety-critical systems and supporting related regulatory compliance needs
•Experience with machine learning systems
•Experience with scalable production systems