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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Dev Eng II, Prime Air - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $117,300.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Reliability Engineering, Schematic Capture, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Integration, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Software Verification - **Published:** September 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=db521bf618b7403c ## About the Role * Experience with prototyping and implementation * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent * Experience in root cause analysis and error correction, identifying changes to procedures and systems to implement long-term fixes and avoid repeating issues * Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup and circuit board layout * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools, * Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent * Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal, EMC/EMI, Shock, Cycle Testing, etc.) * 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience * Experience in reliability engineering, including accelerated life testing, failure rate modeling, and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA). ## Description As an Electrical Hardware Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for end-to-end hardware development lifecycle across design, validation, and manufacturing for flight-critical avionics systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, production - to meet the highest standards of safety and reliability., Own product development lifecycle of hardware(s) within the avionics system. Develop and execute verification and validation test plans, including qualification and compliance against aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, DO-254). Bring up EE hardware, validate interfaces, and unblock system integration across flight computer and connected sensor subsystems. Lead root cause analysis of hardware failures across hardware/software interfaces, develop corrective actions, and implement fixes in production hardware. Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) with fabrication, assembly, and qualification vendors. Lead manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production. About the team Prime Air is Amazon's autonomous drone delivery service. Our mission is to build a safe, ultra-fast, and convenient drone delivery system that transforms the way packages are delivered to customers worldwide. 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