Amazon Prime Air is looking for a Sr. Systems Development Engineer to lead the DO-178C certification process for the Drone Guidance, Navigation & Controls software team. This individual contributor role requires expertise in software development and DO-178C certification processes. The engineer will define the certification strategy and build processes from the ground up while serving as the primary technical interface with the FAA. The position has a significant impact across all software teams and involves mentoring senior engineers in certification practices.

• Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
• 5+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications.
• 5+ years of direct, hands-on DO-178C experience, including authoring or owning software lifecycle data artifacts at DAL C or higher.
• Demonstrated experience developing DO-178C processes from scratch that satisfy SOI-1 planning objectives.
• Experience executing or leading DO-178C Stage of Involvement audits as the primary technical representative.
• Current or prior appointment as an FAA Designated Engineering Representative for software.
• Experience achieving FAA type certification for a software-intensive airborne system.

• Own DO-178C certification strategy for Prime Air software, defining the end-to-end software lifecycle approach.
• Develop and establish DO-178C processes that satisfy all planning objectives required for SOI-1.
• Lead all four Stages of Involvement audits, serving as the primary technical representative to the FAA or DER.
• Define and enforce process rigor based on the DAL across the software lifecycle.
• Establish software structural coverage standards and reporting processes for compliance.
• Build and maintain requirements traceability infrastructure using tools such as Jama.
• Define tool qualification strategy under DO-330 for all software development and verification tools.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers in DO-178C processes and safety-critical software development practices.
• Influence organization-level technical strategy for airworthiness and certification.
• Proactively identify and resolve certification risks across the software lifecycle.

• Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.