Amazon

Sr HW Safety Engineer - LEO CT, HW Safety & Compliance Engineering

Amazon$137K — $185K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience in developing functional specifications and test procedures.
  • Experience in data analytics and statistical analysis including Weibull and Exponential distributions.
  • Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams on product design and project management.
  • Export control compliance as a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident.

Responsibilities

  • Perform safety assessments including Functional Hazard Assessments and Fault Tree Analysis.
  • Conduct safety-related tests and mentor lab engineers.
  • Analyze electrical schematics for vulnerabilities and assess Thermal/Power Models.
  • Collaborate with Product Design teams to meet safety goals.
  • Predict product failure mechanisms using Probabilistic Risk Assessments.
  • Incorporate lessons learned into knowledge bases and product roadmaps.
  • Develop tools and processes to enhance Safety initiatives.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision).
  • 401(k) matching contributions.
  • Paid time off and parental leave.
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
  • Access to mental health support and Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Full Job Description
Hardware Safety & Compliance ensures Amazon Leo customer terminals meet rigorous safety standards throughout their lifecycle. The team drives safety-by-design principles, establishes safety frameworks, and coordinates cross-functional efforts across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Product Management. We own end-to-end safety qualification programs, risk assessments, and failure mode analysis-ensuring our systems are safe and ready for global deployment while maintaining Amazon's high standards for customer safety.

Key job responsibilities

- Perform safety assessments such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), System Safety Assessments (PSSAs), System Safety Assessments (SSAs), Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs), Common Mode Analyses (CMAs), Single Fault Analysis and Testing

- Perform safety related tests and also coach lab engineers to scale capabilities.

- Analyze electrical schematics for vulnerabilities, Thermal/Power Model Analysis for Total Dissipated Power (TDP), and identify mitigations assure product safety.

- Drive actions and resolutions with Product Design teams (mechanical, electrical, legal & reliability), to deliver on Amazon's product safety goals.

- Perform safety probabilistic prediction of failure mechanisms such as Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRAs) on products under development and products in the field

- Incorporate lessons learned into product knowledge bases, and into roadmap programs.

- Champion the cause of safety and develop tools and processes for Safety as needed

- EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

A day in the life

You will deploy your depth and strong understanding of safety &/or reliability, electrical and mechanical failure analysis techniques. You will interface with a world-class staff of Product Designers, Electrical Engineers, Reliability Engineers, external Suppliers/Partners, amongst others. You will deliver your best work while driving product definition for safe, reliable products. You will be in a highly technical space, be empathetic, a mentor and coach, and above all of - the Safety Champion for Amazon's Customers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

- Experience in data analytics & statistical analysis incl. Weibull, Exponential, Poisson etc.

- EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENT: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

- Experience with the project management of technical projects

- Master's degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering, or experience in communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems or RF engineering

- Able to perform analysis such as lifetime analysis, accelerated factor studies, reliability block diagrams, fault tree testing, warranty analysis.

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.

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Amazon Careers

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