Design Verification Engineer, Amazon Leo Government

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch 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 mission of Amazon Leos Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Amazon Leo technology and provide high speed low latency and secure satellite broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

The Design Verification Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design solutions focusing on satellite and ground system design and analysis as well as on the design verification of the various communication and control needs (compute storage data transfer etc.) of the electronics sub-systems. They will be expected to lead a variety of tasks from design and component verification circuit validation to board bring-up and test. They will work across teams and support fellow engineers with design reviews and the preparation of joint reports and proposals. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct trades and analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customers goals.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will exhibit the potential to lead small sub-teams of electrical engineers and be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

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Key job responsibilities
Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis.
Responsible for electrical circuit design verification (including digital and analog power) for hosting sensitive RF and communications payloads including processing memory and communication buses.
Strong technical background and work experience verifying and validating electronic circuits including Analog Power Digital Design Mixed-Signal ADC/DAC RF Processors FPGA MCU SoC Memory Transceivers Clock generation and distribution.
Strong background in electronics test equipment including digital multi-meters oscilloscopes signal generators network analyzers power meters etc.
Perform and document test plans procedures and reports including: Design Verification (DVT) Qualification (QTP) and Acceptance Test (ATP).
Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel test configurations for cost/manufacturability vs test uncertainty.
Deliver well-written documentation reports and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts.
Design and support test campaigns both development and qualification/acceptance for space hardware.


- 2 years of hardware development test lab space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related field

- 4 years experience designing and building electronics test racks for board level testing of aerospace and space based product designs.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA NORTHRIDGE - 122600.00 - 170000.00 USD annually