Manufacturing Test Engineer, Amazon Leo

Full Job Description

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

As a Manufacturing Test Engineer at Amazon Leo, you will be directly responsible for testing, qualifying and troubleshooting integrated satellites for the Leo 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 Leo’s rapid build ramp, making data-driven decisions at each step in the process.

Key job responsibilities • Plan, develop, document and execute test operations to validate satellite systems for flight to meet Leo production build rates. • Bring-up, test and troubleshoot integrated satellite assemblies • 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. • Must be willing to work off shifts and weekends as required.

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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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, Kirkland - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Bachelor's 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