[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Amazon · Seattle, WA # Hardware Systems Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware US, WA, Seattle Operations Listed on Amazon’s official careers site. Posted September 25, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10560495/hardware-systems-engineer-prime-air-avionics-hardware) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Hardware Systems Engineer, Prime Air, Avionics Hardware ## Job description As a Systems Hardware Engineer on our team, you will be responsible for systems level integration and validation of the flight-critical avionics hardware throughout its lifetime. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams - including propulsion, structures, firmware, software, safety, certification, production - to design, develop, and implement integration and validation solutions at the hardware level and meet the highest standards of safety and reliability at the drone level. This role requires experience in analog/digital hardware systems and automated lab test development. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with hardware design engineering verification process, ensuring avionics hardware meets performance, safety and reliability specifications. ### Key job responsibilities - Validate hardware interfaces and unblock system integration across the avionics system. - Architect, design, build, and operate test systems for drone avionics hardware at the bring-up, sub-system, and system levels. - Develop and execute comprehensive verification and validation test plans, including qualification and compliance against aerospace standards (e.g., DO-160, DO-254). - Analyze test data, generate test reports with recommendations, and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements. - Perform root cause analysis on hardware system failures, develop and implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement of validation processes and manufacturing reliability. - Contribute to manufacturing, in-service, and reliability initiatives for avionics hardware in production environments. ### A day in the life Our team is empowered to assess, judge, decide and move between analysis, design, and validation challenges with bias to action. The goal is to make sound engineering decisions throughout the product lifetime. You might begin the morning analyzing requirements, review test data, update a test script model based on what you learned. You could work alongside peers to evaluate a design change, or resolve competing validation requirements. You may spend the afternoon troubleshooting a hardware failure, preparing for a design review, working with a supplier, or developing a test system. ### 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. Avionics Hardware Team at Prime Air develops and sustains Electrical and Electronics (EE) Hardware for the avionics systems of autonomous drones - including flight computers, air data sensors, cameras, radars, lighting systems, and electrical wiring interconnect systems - at Amazon's delivery scale. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 25, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 23 days - Location: US, WA, Seattle[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10560495/hardware-systems-engineer-prime-air-avionics-hardware) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [ADC Engineer II, Amazon Dedicated Cloud Engineering - Support Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/6e2bf60cf0bce0914d3d/) US, WA, Seattle ### [ADC Engineer, S3 ADC, S3+Glacier Unique Regions](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/623546f687d50bfbe4dc/) US, WA, Seattle ### [Acquisition Business GTM/BD Lead, AGS North America](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/2d97c848bf5005837e30/) US, WA, Seattle ### [Analyst, Network Strategy and Performance, Network Strategy and Performance](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/b92e15f5be52bd37c801/) US, WA, Seattle ### [BI Engineer I, AWS DC Global Network Delivery](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/043e18cceb05486a90d3/) US, WA, Seattle ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Systems Engineer - Hardware Systems- E2](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/197ed5bba715ba05d3b0/) Lockheed Martin · Owego, NY ### [Systems Engineer Regional Strike Programs(Hardware-Systems / Systems / Test & Integration / MBSE)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/general-dynamics/jobs/8609e6d6cbe4e725381c/) General Dynamics · Pittsfield, MA, US ### [Systems Engineer Sr (Hardware Integration & Test)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/ba9ba32416939cb21040/) Lockheed Martin · Owego, NY ### [Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Hardware and Systems Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/280cd88f7fa80b2d97ea/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States [Jobs in Seattle, WA](/locations/us/wa/seattle/)[Jobs in Washington](/locations/us-wa/)[Operations jobs](/functions/operations/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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