Sr. Test Engineer, Amazon Leo Avionics

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.

We are looking for a Sr. Electrical test engineer who combines superb technical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. You will work with a team of top-notch engineers and will collaborate with multiple spacecraft design test and operations teams. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. Along the way we guarantee that you will learn a lot have fun and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people.

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
Work with key stakeholders across hardware and software development teams to define test strategy and requirements.
Define electrical component and subsystem test plans as needed to ensure robust electrical designs for space applications.
Lead the planning and execution of design verification test qualification reliability and production test campaigns for avionics subsystems.
Support the various aspects of the test engineering team through test system architecture equipment selection PCB design harness design test system build and integration and test system commissioning and delivery to customers.
Lead test system design reviews test plan reviews test readiness reviews and test results reviews.
Partner with cross-functional teams including electrical engineering RF engineering mechanical engineering software reliability manufacturing program management etc.

A day in the life
As part of the Avionics Test Engineering team you will develop and deliver test systems for avionics subsystems for both development and production test. You will be responsible for development test campaigns which include board level electrical design verification test LRU qualification test and reliability test.

About the team
Our team designs and delivers the test systems that enable qualifying and acceptance testing the hardware subsystems for the flight computer power delivery and RF systems on the satellite avionics bus. Our team leads design verification qualification and reliability testing for our avionics subsystems.

- Experience in developing functional specifications design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience with RF measurement equipment including: power meters spectrum analyzers vector signal generators network analyzers oscilloscopes
- 5 years testing with SoCs DRAMs FPGAs multi-gigabit interfaces power converters sensors operational amplifiers and ADCs/DACs.
- Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.
- Experience with complex board designs including high-speed interconnects high-reliability designs avionics vehicle control systems and/or motor & actuator control electronics.
- Experience with debugging designs with microprocessors FPGAs power supplies and sensors.

- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- 7 years designing and/or testing with SoCs DRAMs FPGAs multi-gigabit interfaces power converters sensors operational amplifiers ADCs/DACs high speed printed circuit boards and harnessing.
- Experience with writing test specifications and procedures.
- Experience with executing test reporting/ dispositioning bugs and providing status/results updates.
- Experience with space hardware qualification (MIL Std 1540 / SMC-S-016).
- Experience in two or more areas: EMI/EMC test design verification test radiation test reliability test and vehicle integration & test.
- Experience as a technical lead designing test systems that have been deployed in a production environment.
- Experience with setup control and automation of lab equipment like spectrum analyzers signal generators electronic loads power supplies network analyzers high-speed oscilloscopes etc.
- Experience with control and automation of thermal chambers for hardware product testing.
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python Ruby Golang Java C C# Rust.

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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 WA Redmond - 137300.00 - 185700.00 USD annually