Test Engineer, Amazon Leo

Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individualhouseholds to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As a FLS Test Engineer at Leo you will be directly responsible for testing qualifying and troubleshooting integrated satellites for the Kuiper broadband internet network. You will utilize innovative solutions and leading-edge technology to solve difficult manufacturing and engineering problems on a daily basis at both a systems and specialized level. You will be a critical lynchpin between the engineering operations tooling supply chain and quality teams and help lead production on the assembly line as well as new production introduction. You will provide vital manufacturability input to the design engineering teams for both new and existing hardware. Finally you will be responsible for standing up new processes equipment and assembly lines to support Kuipers rapid build ramp making data-driven decisions at each step in the process.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.



Key job responsibilities
Plan develop document and execute test operations to validate satellite systems for flight to meet Kuiper production build rates.
Bring-up test and troubleshoot integrated satellite assemblies
Lead acceptance and qualification test (environmental functional and performance) campaigns for development satellite system designs.
Analyze test failures to ensure defects are fully understood and provide design recommendations for the product to increase performance reliability and yield.
Troubleshoot electrical mechanical and RF performance problems on the fly working with an integrated cross-functional team of electrical mechanical software and manufacturing engineers.
Specify procure and set up test cell layouts for the production floor.
Write technical specifications for system assembly and test from scratch.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

- Bachelors degree in mechanical engineering electrical engineering aerospace engineering or equivalent
- 2 years of test experience with embedded systems integrated systems or flight hardware.
- 1 years in a Space/Aerospace/Military/Automotive hardware testing environment
- Experience with test automation frameworks or scripting

- 2 years of experience testing and troubleshooting integrated systems.
- 1 years of programming experience
- Experience working with the Linux environment
- Experience commissioning and troubleshooting test equipment. Demonstrated ability to scale production rate capability.
- Experience with complex products in a fast-paced ambiguous environment.
- Experience with anomaly tracking systems or formal failure investigation processes.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
- Strong organizational analytical root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.

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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 WA Kirkland - 117300.00 - 160000.00 USD annually