Satellite GNC Engineer, 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.

This position is part of the Satellite Attitude Determination and Control team. You will design and analyze the control system and algorithms support development of our flight hardware and software help integrate the satellite in our labs participate in flight operations and see a constellation of satellites flow through the production line in the building next door.


Key job responsibilities
- Design and analyze algorithms for estimation flight control and precise pointing using linear methods and simulation.
- Develop and apply models and simulations with various levels of fidelity of the satellite and our constellation.
- Component level environmental testing functional and performance checkout subsystem integration satellite integration and in space operations.
- Manage the spacecraft constellation as it grows and evolves.
- Continuously improve our ability to serve customers by maximizing payload operations time.
- Develop autonomy for Fault Detection and Isolation on board the spacecraft.


A day in the life
This is an opportunity to play a significant role in the design of an entirely new satellite system with challenging performance requirements. The large integrated constellation brings opportunities for advanced capabilities that need investigation and development. The constellation size also puts emphasis on engineering excellence so our tools and methods from conceptualization through manufacturing and all phases of test will be state of the art as will the satellite and supporting infrastructure on the ground.

You will find that Amazon Leos mission is compelling so our program is staffed with some of the top engineers in the industry. Our daily collaboration with other teams on the program brings constant opportunity for discovery learning and growth.

About the team
Our team has lots of experience with various satellite systems and many other flight vehicles. We have bench strength in both our mission and core GNC disciplines. We design prototype test iterate and learn together. Because GNC is central to safe flight we tend to drive Concepts of Operation and many system level analyses.


- PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
- Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

- Knowledge of R MATLAB Python or similar scripting language
- Experience with agile development
- Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212800/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.