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Communications Systems Engineer, Prime Air Drone Systems Engineering

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Seattle, WAJob$129–175K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$129–175K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Amazon Prime Air seeks a Communications Systems Engineer to oversee systems engineering and the development cycle for hardware and software in its drone delivery communications system. The role focuses on safety-critical airborne systems, including development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance. The engineer will partner with design and cross-functional engineering teams to support compliance with Design Assurance Levels and software development standards.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems EngineeringSystem Requirements DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureInterface DevelopmentTrade StudiesVerification PlanningTroubleshootingDocumentationTechnical CommunicationCross-Functional CollaborationTest Campaign PlanningTest Campaign Execution

Qualifications

Bachelor's in STEM

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Amazon Prime Air (PA) is seeking a Communications Systems Engineer to oversee systems engineering and the development cycle for hardware and software within our ultra-fast drone delivery communications system.

This role will be responsible for ensuring high standards for certifying safety-critical software and hardware in airborne systems, working closely with design engineering staff powering a flywheel of continuous improvement in drone software design.

Partnering with the drone system development and various engineering disciplines, you will oversee development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards. Strong cross-functional engineering fundamentals skills are essential, as well as strong technical communication and documentation skills. Your ability to translate complex system functions into digestible insights and summarize effectively with stakeholders at all levels will be critical to success in this role.

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.

About the team

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. 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!

Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/drone

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

  • Experience developing system requirements, architectures, interfaces, trade studies, and verification plans.

  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and technical communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to collaborate with software, hardware, RF, systems, test, safety, and regulatory teams.

  • Experience planning and executing laboratory, field, or flight-test campaigns.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Seattle - 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 11,546 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$129–175K/yr
  • Washington median$129–194K/yr305 salary ranges
  • US median$116–190K/yr8,481 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $152K, is 6% below the Washington median midpoint ($162K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 364 open Systems Engineer jobs in Washington and 11,546 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (9,622 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,535 of the 11,546 open Systems Engineer jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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