Airspace Management Simulation Research Scientist, Prime Air Flight Sciences High Fidelity Methods

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Surrogacy assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Mental health support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Relocation assistance

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Childcare support

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Learning budget

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Verification

Source-linked checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$136K-$184K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

37% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

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Application

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About this role

Airspace Management Simulation Research Scientist, Prime Air Flight Sciences High Fidelity Methods Seattle, Washington, USA Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization. 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 on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos). 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! We're looking for a Research Scientist with a background in developing simulations for traffic management algorithms, including expert knowledge in strategic deconfliction, tactical deconfliction, or detect-and-avoid systems. Managing a large number of concurrent autonomous drone flights that share airspace with other autonomous or manned aircraft is a challenging problem. Be part of the team building simulation tools and algorithms to solve this at scale. This role will contribute to a portfolio of simulation tools managing concurrent airspace traffic for aviation systems. This will include developing new methodologies in the areas of conflict detection and resolution, as well as

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