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# Director of Maintenance, Prime Air, Drone Delivery

US, WA, Seattle Director Skilled Trades & Maintenance 

Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted October 13, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10577066/director-of-maintenance-prime-air-drone-delivery)

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## Job description

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.

How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog ([https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-drone-delivery-arizona))

If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.

Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!

We're looking for an experienced aviation maintenance professional who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. We’re looking leaders who innovate and love solving hard problems! You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history!

As Prime Air's Director of Maintenance, you understand the functionality, business drivers, regulations, and technologies behind the continued airworthiness/operational maintenance program. You define standards of excellence and drive your team(s) to adopt best practices. You establish and regularly review safety, business, performance, and operational metrics. You prioritize efforts that improve overall safety, maintainability, and efficiency.

You demonstrate frugality by prioritizing the right initiatives to achieve the greatest impact with the least amount of resources. You influence the team(s) to proactively identify gaps and opportunities (e.g., services, workflows, tooling) within or between regions, architectures, and organizations. You make sure risks are mitigated. You are responsible for the maintenance program to external partners and regulators.

### Key job responsibilities
- You represent Prime Air to regulatory authorities in development and implementation of continued airworthiness programs in conjunction with our UAS program.
- You work across the company to lead the design, implement, and harmonize operational maintenance programs.
- You are able to create new programs from scratch, weighing complex inputs that include safety, technical, legal, regulatory, and cost considerations.
- You ensure the effective operation of the maintenance program to ensure safety across multiple locations.
- You implement new mechanisms to accelerate process improvements that result in step-changes in safety, scale, and efficiency.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 13, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Oct 18, 2026
- Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
- Listed for: 5 days
- Location: US, WA, Seattle[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10577066/director-of-maintenance-prime-air-drone-delivery)

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