HW Dev Engineer-Payload, LEO

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.

A day in the life:
As an Hardware Engineer you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most innovative challenging and exciting phased array antenna systems in industry right now. You will engage with an experienced team to conceive and design phased arrays aimed at delighting customers with affordable reliable high bandwidth connectivity. You will work closely with Amazon LEOs various sub-teams and engage third party suppliers to drive product definition design optimization implementation and test. The Hardware Engineer will have a complete understanding of how their design changes impact downstream partners such as operations supply chain product management and reliability.

Amazon strongly believes in Ownership and you will have the opportunity to own your designs from concept through production. You will own or contribute to the following:

- Own PCBA development from concept through production
- Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems
- Design high-speed digital circuitry in collaboration with various teams
- Lead and review schematic capture and PCB layout
- Lead PCB vendor engagement for DFM review
- Optimize PCB stack-up for performance and cost
- Generate test plans/procedures based off high level requirement definition
- Complete board bring-up and perform test campaigns for different modules and subsystems
- Design of automated test systems test fixtures and factory test
- Support the transition of the designs to production

About the hiring group:
The payload team is responsible for the architecture design implementation validation qualification and new product introduction to manufacturing for all satellite payloads. These systems will meet performance requirements as well as environmental and reliability requirements. To this end the payload team collaborates closely with all the partner teams including silicon power mechanical thermal modem RF/Coms system and SW teams.

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.

- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in hardware lab equipment such as digital scopes logic analyzers and soldering tools
- 4 years of industry experience in mixed signal PCBA design
- 3 years of experience in using schematic tool (Mentor Graphics Xpedition Cadence OrCad or Altium Designer)
- 1 years of experience in high-speed digital design (SERDES Ethernet PCIe etc...)

- Masters degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in motherboard design PCB design including schematic capture stackup and circuit board layout
- 1 years of experience with signal and/or power integrity

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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 - 117300.00 - 160000.00 USD annually