System Safety Engineer, Prime Air
Amazon • Seattle, Washington, United States
No Relocation
Posted: July 23, 2026
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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.We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an
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. We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve next-generation real world delivery challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work on the Amazon Prime Air team! We're looking for a System Safety Engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly, effectively, and safely. This person must be comfortable working with a team of top-notch developers and collaborating with our engineering teams. We’re looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems. You will work hard, have fun, and of course, make history! Key job responsibilities - Own the completion of system safety analyses and derive design safety requirements for one or more Prime Air systems - Help define the future of safety assessment processes and methodologies for drone aerial delivery systems. - Partner with talented cross functional teams to integrate design safety directly into the system development process. Export License Control This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.
Basic Qualifications
- - 3+ years of professional software and systems development experience - 3+ years experience in system safety engineering in the aerospace, automotive, or robotics industries - Experience in analysis and design of safety critical systems - Experience working with requirements management and safety analysis tools (CAFTA, Medini, and similar) - Demonstrated statistical analysis and reliability engineering fundamentals - Proficient working with cross functional teams to drive analysis of complex systems - Knowledgeable in systems engineering fundamentals, including system decomposition, requirements verification & validation, and ICD definition