Equipment Maintenance Lead Night Shift, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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.

As a Lead Equipment Mechanic you will be engaged installing commissioning and maintaining specialty equipment with the ultimate goal of supporting satellites from the stages of early testing integration through to launch and on to production stability. You will maintain complex mechanical electrical and overhead cranes to ensure their efficient operations and reliable integration. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuipers inter-disciplinary team to ensure that critical needs and demands on shift are being met. You will be essential in the on-time delivery of hardware capable of achieving mission success as you are directly responsible for all equipment supporting these functions and will have broad scope and autonomy to fill all gaps between equipment concept and operations. You will lead the charge to develop improve review and maintain the preventative maintenance program while ensuring appropriate procedures in place to supporting spacecraft operations and integration.

***Shift can vary but will be M-F nights

Key job responsibilities
- Hands on installation of electrical and control systems with troubleshooting related to a variety of manufacturing equipment
- Develop document and implement solutions to difficult problems with a sense of urgency
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting of overhead cranes electrical systems and propellant loading equipment
- Develop and continually improve Preventative and Breakdown Maintenance for all equipment supporting operations
- Work directly with engineering and operation teams on design feedback commissioning and ongoing operations
- Lead maintenance team to develop clear and concise project details for mechanical electrical and machine functionality requirements allowing for expedient installations leading to successful operations

A day in the life
This is a fast-paced hands-on intellectually challenging position and youll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Youll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with and youll be constantly looking for ways to improve your products performance quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

- Hands on installation of electrical and control systems with troubleshooting related to a variety of manufacturing equipment
- Develop design and implement solutions to difficult problems with a sense of urgency
- Maintaining and Troubleshooting of overhead cranes
- Develop and continually improve Preventative and Breakdown Maintenance for overhead cranes and electrical systems
- Work directly with engineering and operation teams on design feedback commissioning and ongoing operations
- Work across teams to develop clear and concise project details for mechanical electrical and machine functionality requirements allowing for expedient installations leading to successful operations
- Able to obtain and maintain a US Passport & must meet customs entry requirements to include but not limited to: Yellow Fever vaccine and other immunization requirements as recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ability to pass Kennedy Space Center background checks

- Degree or certificate in a related electrical field.
- Minimum 7 years working in a manufacturing environment troubleshooting and maintaining electrical equipment.
- Minimum 5 years maintain leading maintenance teams
- Experience installing connecting troubleshooting and maintaining industrial electrical systems including knowledge of NEC NFPA 79 and UL508A
- Advanced experience with preventative maintenance programs from conception through well defined processes
- Experience with industrial controls equipment including PCs PLCs IP networking pneumatics sensors wiring diagrams etc.
- Can read interpret and execute electrical schematics and drawings to aide in expedite troubleshooting through repairs
- Experience assembling and commissioning custom machinery including cranes tool balancers pneumatics and programmable logic controllers
- Experience setting up and maintaining a workshop in a development and high-speed production environment
- Experience with rigging and lifting operations
- Developing and Maintaining all maintenance activities
- Lead electrical and controls activities as required.
- Troubleshooting and Maintaining industrial equipment and machinery in production and development environments

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $63400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $104600/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.