Sr Electrical Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Air
AmazonSr Electrical Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Prime Air
AmazonLocation
Seattle, WA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/1/2026
Compensation
$137,300 - $185,700 per year
Job description
Prime Air is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and develop electronic hardware and Avionic systems for Prime Air Drones. The role involves working with a Seattle-based team to deploy new hardware and Avionics architecture systems. Candidates will collaborate with internal and external vendors to support hardware development, manufacturing, and testing. The team values diversity and aims to drive innovation in delivering customer solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- 6+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems, and systems experience.
- 6+ years of electrical engineering work experience in Consumer Electronics, Power Electronics, Robotics, Aerospace, Automotive, and/or Communications fields.
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent is preferred.
- Experience in component selection and understanding of component reliability.
- Experience in motherboard design, PCB design including schematic capture, stackup, and circuit board layout.
- 5+ years of developing electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical (2010 or newer).
- 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering environment experience.
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
- Experience with project management of technical projects.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop Avionic compute and distributed system hardware.
- Design and test analog/digital device components such as navigation hardware and satellite communication.
- Perform electrical analyses, circuit simulation, component sizing, and selection.
- Create electrical schematics and PCB layouts.
- Support engineering trades and interact with suppliers on critical components.
- Develop hardware from concept to mass production.
- Increase engineering rigor behind designs, verification, and documentation.
- Perform prototype hardware and systems testing in labs.
- Conduct formal verification testing including DO-160 and DO-254.
Benefits
- 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.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
3,290
FY2026
Approval rate
99.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
32,937
FY2026
Entry-level share
10.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+9%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-44%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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