Job description
The Systems Engineer role focuses on defining, designing, verifying, and launching safety-critical autonomous ground system features. The team is composed of experienced aerospace professionals dedicated to tackling technical challenges and driving innovation. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with airspace regulations and safety requirements. The engineer will play a crucial role in the integration and deployment of automated traffic management solutions.
Requirements
- Experience as a technical lead, systems engineer, or technical program manager with significant experience in complex systems.
- Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Master's degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- Experience in one or more of the following: Geospatial engineering, Weather Science, Distributed Systems, Flight Decks, or Traffic Management.
- Experience in cloud-based software development, system design, and/or distributed system architecture.
- 3+ years of experience working in an environment with one or more: ARP4754A, DO-178C, DO-278A, DO-254, or related.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the systems engineering lead and subject matter expert for subsystem(s) within the Airspace Mission Orchestration System.
- Lead interdisciplinary trade studies across Prime Air software, system, product, and regulatory functions.
- Generate key systems engineering artifacts including CONOPs, design documents, interface control documents, requirements, test cases, test procedure, test execution, and verification reports.
- Own the entire system life cycle, taking features from concept to production in a safe, performant, and certifiable manner.
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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