Lab Engineer, PCBA Test, Kuiper - Ground Systems Lab

Project Kuiper is an ambitious initiative launching a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
The Kuiper Ground Systems team owns the end-to-end technical lifecycle for all Telemetry Tracking and Control and Ground Gateway Terminals.
In this role you will work hand-in-hand with development teams from software and hardware as well as program management and other stakeholders to make sure we can rapidly test Ground System requirements and capabilities.
You will design build and maintain the lab infrastructure. You will be hands on making sure lab environments are highly available while scaling teams processes to ensure long term success.

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
The PCBA Test Lab Engineer will support the specification development test and operation of the hardware test for ground station satellite hardware. This work will include cross-functional coordination to determine test requirements and capabilities. You will ensure HW testing supports both
development work and end-product validation. Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% is a requirement.
* Design set up and maintain test fixtures to verify software on real hardware; create and maintain lab documentation
* Troubleshoot hardware software and networking issues
* Drive adoption of best practices in testbed maintainability
* Manage equipment stock procure lab equipment
* Provide lab services to people working remotely (be the eyes and hands in the lab)

About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team owns the end-to-end technical lifecycle for all Telemetry Tracking and Control and Ground Gateway Terminals. This encompasses terminal development manufacture site improvements design terminal installation systemic failure resolution terminal anomaly resolution including systemic failures terminal Monitoring and Remediation Systems (MARS) terminal performance analytics Terminal Technical Operations and related product improvements.

B.S. in Electrical Computer Aerospace Mechanical Engineering or related field
3 years of work experience in Aerospace Automotive Robotics Power
Electronics Consumer Electronics and/or Communications field or combination
thereof with hands-on testing and debugging programmable electronics hardware
using electrical test equipment (multi-meters oscilloscopes power supplies data
acquisition systems etc.)
Experience creating detailed hardware test plans and procedures driving
products through verification and early manufacturing runs
Experience with engineering documentation (electrical schematics mechanical
drawings requirements documentation interface control version control)
Experience with development of hardware-in-the-loop testing for medium volume
applications (e.g. ground station modems telecommunications infrastructure
equipment etc)
Knowledge of hardware and software tools for test automation (e.g. Python C/C Linux etc.)
Experience with rapid iteration prototypes and joint hardware/firmware
development; partnering with software/hardware engineers to bring-up and test
new hardware designs
Familiarity and experience with several communications protocols (e.g. SPI I2C
Ethernet SerDES Interlaken JESD204 CAN-FD RS-232/422/485 GPIB)

* Knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems
* Experience in computer networking (admin level) in a Consumer Electronics (or similar) lab environment.
* Experience in communicating with users other technical teams and management to collect requirements evaluate alternatives and develop processes and tools as needed to support the organization
* Experience in developing/maintaining product test harnesses
* Experience with embedded systems and consumer devices
* Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $89500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $189900/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.