System Eng, HW Validation, Customer Terminals Hardware Design

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Key job responsibilities
As a System Validation Hardware Engineer you will be part of a team of experts working on the development of advanced Customer Terminal products. You will be responsible for managing the test and validation of PCBA-level hardware across various programs reporting validation status and failures and driving long-term test improvement initiatives.

You will own or contribute to the following:


- Develop execute and maintain PCBA-level test and validation plans across multiple product programs
- Perform board bring-up functional testing and debug of modules and subsystems
- Report and track validation status test results and failure analysis across programs
- Consolidate test data from multiple sources and programs and develop clear presentations and reports to communicate validation status trends and risks to stakeholders
- Drive root cause analysis on hardware failures and collaborate with design teams on corrective actions
- Design and improve automated test systems test fixtures and factory test solutions
- Support flow-down requirement definitions and generate test plans/procedures aligned to product specifications
- Identify trends in test data and drive long-term test process and coverage improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design manufacturing quality) to support the transition of designs to mass production
- Evaluate and validate high-speed digital and/or RF circuit performance at the board level
- Support signal and power integrity validation and correlation to simulation models


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.


- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- BS degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering or equivalent experience
- 3 years of experience in high-speed digital design and/or RF designs
- 3 years of experience in signal and power integrity design and analysis
- 3 years of experience of mixed signal PCB layout designs
- 3 years of experience in using schematic capture tool and PCB layout viewer
- 2 years of experience board bring up and debugging in lab environment
- 2 years of experience using lab equipment including soldering irons hand-tools oscilloscopes logic analyzers and spectrum analyzers

- Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Familiarity with analog electronics fundamentals (transistor op-amps filters etc)
- Familiarity with DC power supply designs
- Familiarity with Hyperlynx Signal Integrity simulation tool
- Familiarity with EMI/EMC design mitigation
- Experience with Mentor Graphics or Cadence layout tools
- Previous work experience in a programming languages
- Proficiency in developing lab test programs for instrument control

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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