Craig Black
Manager, Hardware Development, Prime Air at Amazon
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCraig Black is a seasoned hardware development leader with 12+ years of engineering management experience building high-volume, small-form-factor products and complex electro-mechanical systems across Amazon Prime Air, medical devices, and consumer electronics. He has a proven track record managing multidisciplinary teams—mechanical, electrical, optical, software/firmware, and industrial design—driving programs from concept through V&V, regulatory compliance, and multi‑million unit production. Data- and process-driven, Craig blends DFM/DFA expertise with hands-on product architecture and supply‑chain coordination across Asia, Europe, and North America to compress schedules without sacrificing quality. He’s adept at scaling teams and external partnerships for projects exceeding $10M and 40+ people, and uniquely pairs FAA/FDA compliance experience with avionics and machine‑vision hardware programs.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Mechanical Engineering, BS, Mechanical Engineering at Brown UniversityMS, Mechanical Engineering, MS, Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University
Github Skills (6)
pane10
toolbox10
relay9
cross-platform8
javascript8
electron8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ckb11/kolmafia
Jan 2025 - Jul 2026
KoLmafia is a cross-platform desktop tool which interfaces with the online adventure game Kingdom of Loathing 🗡️🍸
Contributions:1 PR, 69 pushes, 16 branches in 1 year 6 months
ckb11/ChIT
Jul 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 3 months
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