See your work literally take flight and make history in autonomous aviation
If you're passionate about building perception systems that enable machines to understand and navigate the world safely, we want to talk to you.
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Key job responsibilities
What you'll do
Translate complex operational requirements into detailed system and subsystem specifications for our vision-based perception systems
Bridge the gap between perception algorithms (computer vision, radar processing, ML) and their integration with the broader flight control and autonomy stack
Develop comprehensive requirements documentation that meets aviation certification standards while enabling rapid innovation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ML engineers, computer vision specialists, hardware engineers) to design and validate perception system architectures
Lead technical reviews to ensure perception systems meet performance, safety, and reliability requirements
Drive continuous improvement in how we develop and certify perception systems for autonomous flight
Key job responsibilities
Oversee software development, verification, configuration management, and quality assurance to ensure compliance to Design Assurance Levels and software development standards
Communicate effectively across all organizational levels, presenting strategies and results to senior leadership and operational partners
Experience in translating business needs into detailed feature requirements
Experience with concepts such as system architecture, optimization, system dynamics, system analysis, statistical analysis, reliability analysis, and decision making
Experience planning, executing, and documenting verification activities that demonstrate correct and safe system behavior across nominal, off-nominal, and edge-case scenarios.
Experience evaluating machine-learning systems, particularly for computer vision systems or autonomy.
Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
Knowledge of software test techniques and strategy
Experience in Systems engineering, site reliability engineering, building and operating systems at scale
Experience with autonomous perception systems, computer vision, or sensor fusion in safety-critical applications
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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 - 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually
