Senior Systems Engineer, Prime Air
Amazon Prime Air •
Position Type: Permanent
Job Description:
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).
Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team!
Prime Air is seeking a 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!
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Key job responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the overall integration and test strategy for complex, cross-functional systems
- Collaborate with system architects, design engineers, and subject matter experts to define integration and test requirements
- Establish and oversee the integration and test planning, including test case development, test environment setup, and resource allocation
- Analyze test results, identify risks and issues, and drive the implementation of corrective actions
- Triage problem reports and defects. Serve as the interface between the operations team and the design teams
- Serve as the primary integration and test subject matter expert, providing guidance and mentorship to the team
- Identify opportunities for automation, tooling, and process improvements to enhance integration and test efficiency
- Verification test planning: Identify available test methods and environments
- Hands on leadership of test execution. Developmental software integration with cloud based software components integrating with complex embedded systems.
A day in the life
The senior systems engineer coordinates with cross-functional teams - software, hardware, systems, and operations - to analyze test results, triage problem reports, and adjust the test plan as needed. Much of the day is spent executing and overseeing test case development, execution, evaluating results, and making critical decisions to keep the program on schedule. Throughout, they mentor junior engineers, champion process improvements, and communicate with stakeholders to ensure the system meets stringent safety and performance requirements. They spent time "plugging together" different test environments (software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, flight test, etc...) to validate and verify the system under test.
About the team
The systems engineering team is a driven, focused, and experience team of aerospace professionals.
Our systems engineering team is driven by a relentless customer obsession, we tackle the toughest technical challenges, turning visions into reality. Our mission is to design, integrate, and verify innovative ground systems that push the boundaries of whats possible.
We are a collaborative group of problem-solvers, each bringing unique expertise from aerospace and technology sectors. Our culture is one of ownership and accountability - we take pride in our work and hold ourselves to the highest standards.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
- Experience building tools for building, testing, releasing or monitoring
- Experience with software in the loop / hardware in the loop testing. Specific focus on test planning, execution, and reporting.- Experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems and hands-on systems engineering
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes
- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
- Experience in mentoring, leading, or managing more junior engineers
- Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, C++.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic spanets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic spanet up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic spanet. Pay is based on a number of factors including spanet location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Job Ident #:
2727548
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