Our Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design, Modelling, and Test team is looking for a Vehicle Hardware Development and Prototyping Manager to help us rapidly configure, design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles and vehicle subsystems.
You'll be responsible for leading a cross-functional team that designs clean sheet conceptual level vehicle configurations and layouts that integrate all subsystems and meet vehicle level requirements. Your team will design internal subsystems, major structural elements, and key mechanisms/electrical components. You'll explore new and novel drone vehicle conceptual designs in both focused and wide open design spaces, with the ultimate goal of meeting our customer requirements. You'll have the opportunity to prototype vehicle designs and support wind tunnel and other custom testing of vehicle designs. You will directly support the Office of the Chief Program Engineer, and work closely across all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs that meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years of experience in people management
- 5+ years of experience in vehicle configuration and/or associated subsystem design and integration
- Vehicle level design intuition and ability to operate & analyze at the system-of-systems level
- Experience in leading teams that rapidly design, develop, and prototype various hardware components and subsystems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with air vehicle configuration and subsystem designs for eVTOL
- Experience with electric vehicle powertrain subsystems (batteries, motors, etc.)
- Experience with mechanical mechanisms or robotics systems design
- Experience in designing and building test systems, infrastructure, hardware, and/or electronics
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 - 175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually