Sr. HW Test Engineer, Amazon Prime Air
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Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/drone
Amazon Prime Air (PA) has been rapidly expanding this year both nationally and establishing our first international site.
We are seeking a Hardware Development Engineer III to join our Test and Infrastructure team within Amazon Prime Air. This role involves design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Drone End of Line Test (EOLT) systems for the MK30 drone program at Amazon Prime Air.
You will serve as the technical lead for EOLT hardware and acceptance test procedures for drone manufacturing ensuring that every drone coming off the production line passes rigorous functional verification before entering service. This role bridges manufacturing engineering, test systems design, and developing new systems for scaled production needs.
Key job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead Drone End of Line Test Systems design and development.
- Drive Acceptance Test Procedure Development & Documentation
- Hardware Integration & Troubleshooting
- Cross-Functional Collaboration with production, drone systems/subsystems and drone and test system software teams.
- Respond to manufacturing floor escalations (drone test failures, hardware anomalies.
- Contribute to design reviews, providing constructive technical feedback to teammates and cross-functional partners.
- Identify risks and defects early in the design phase and proactively propose solutions that balance performance, cost, and schedule.
- Improve team processes, tools, and methodologies; develop automation that aid Drone manufacturing and testing.
A day in the life
A day in life revolves around driving design updates on existing test systems, coming up with automation ideas to support scaled production, working with production team to identify issues/bottlenecks including coordination meetings, triaging any drone test failures, presenting required test procedure changes at the Technical Review Board and mentoring other junior engineers.
Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/drone
Amazon Prime Air (PA) has been rapidly expanding this year both nationally and establishing our first international site.
We are seeking a Hardware Development Engineer III to join our Test and Infrastructure team within Amazon Prime Air. This role involves design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Drone End of Line Test (EOLT) systems for the MK30 drone program at Amazon Prime Air.
You will serve as the technical lead for EOLT hardware and acceptance test procedures for drone manufacturing ensuring that every drone coming off the production line passes rigorous functional verification before entering service. This role bridges manufacturing engineering, test systems design, and developing new systems for scaled production needs.
Key job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead Drone End of Line Test Systems design and development.
- Drive Acceptance Test Procedure Development & Documentation
- Hardware Integration & Troubleshooting
- Cross-Functional Collaboration with production, drone systems/subsystems and drone and test system software teams.
- Respond to manufacturing floor escalations (drone test failures, hardware anomalies.
- Contribute to design reviews, providing constructive technical feedback to teammates and cross-functional partners.
- Identify risks and defects early in the design phase and proactively propose solutions that balance performance, cost, and schedule.
- Improve team processes, tools, and methodologies; develop automation that aid Drone manufacturing and testing.
A day in the life
A day in life revolves around driving design updates on existing test systems, coming up with automation ideas to support scaled production, working with production team to identify issues/bottlenecks including coordination meetings, triaging any drone test failures, presenting required test procedure changes at the Technical Review Board and mentoring other junior engineers.
