Amazon

Propulsion Hardware Engineer, Prime Air Drone Fleet & Production

Amazon$117K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in mechanical engineering or related experience
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD software
  • Familiarity with electronics testing tools (oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Battery Design, Maintenance, and Charging logic
  • 3+ years of experience specifically in Battery Design and Management (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshoot hardware/software interfaces effectively
  • Conduct root cause analysis on electrical subsystem failures
  • Develop and recommend corrective actions
  • Implement changes in production hardware/software
  • Investigate Battery Cells and their production and charging methods

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Mental health support services and employee assistance program (EAP)
Full Job Description
Prime Air is seeking an experienced Battery/BMS engineer to aid the development and scaling of the Production and Field Operations of the electrical propulsion system of Prime Air Drones. This role will require you to dive deep into root cause analysis, troubleshoot in a lab environment, develop mitigations, and drive future solutions for the Battery and the operations regarding it. You will also be responsible for documenting and developing streamlined workflows to deliver corrective actions, interfacing with supply chain and external vendors, and applying this knowledge into production-level test systems to help mitigate issues on future Battery systems and Solutions.

Key job responsibilities

- Troubleshooting with hardware/software interfaces

- Root cause analysis on hardware failures across the electrical propulsion subsystem

- Providing corrective actions

- Implementing changes in production-level hardware/software

- Diving deep in to Battery Cells, production, charging methods, etc.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

- Experience in 3D CAD

- Experience using common electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, etc)

- Knowledge of Battery Design, Maintenance and Charging logic

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in root cause analysis and troubleshooting or problem solving

- 3+ Years of Experience with Battery Design, Management and Charging

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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