What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Vehicle Software & Simulation, Prime Air position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
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 (PA) on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-drone-delivery-mk30-photos).
The PA team is looking for a strong technical and business leader to lead our Vehicle Software and Simulation teams. In this role, you play a critical role in defining the technical vision and roadmap for PA to meet its goal of delivering millions of packages to customers within 30 minutes. To do this, you work closely and strongly influence leaders from product, finance, regulatory and operational leaders within PA and across Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the core software platform for the drone including low-level software/firmware, middleware and applications. You will also be responsible for PA’s simulation technology that is critical for testing and validating our systems before production launches. Your teams collaborate with top-notch research scientists and hardware engineers to deliver high quality, aerospace grade production code.
The ideal candidate is passionate and experienced in both aerospace and robotics software. You have prior experience managing a multi-functional engineering org, including development managers, software engineers and program managers. You should have proven analytical, strategic, technical and program management success as well as the ability to recruit and develop high-caliber leaders and individuals. This role represents significant intellectual, technical and innovation challenges with large opportunity for business impact.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's degree in Computer science or related field.
• 12 years of software engineering experience.
• 8 years of experience managing engineering managers.
• Understanding of software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience building software for aerospace products, autonomous vehicles or robotics applications.
• 15 years relevant work experience.
• Experience in a lead role in bringing a product to market.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $264,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $350,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $264,100 - $350,000
