Avionics 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.

Come work at Amazon! Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer centric company and we are just getting started. We seek professionals who are eager to join an ambitious project that continues to push the state of the art in satellite system design verification test and operations.

We are looking for a Avionics 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.
Support 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.

- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 4 years of hardware design and validation of components subsystems and systems experience
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware or experience in computer architecture
- Experience with analog digital and high-speed circuit design or test
- Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools

- Masters degree or above in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Systems Engineering or related fields
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware or experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Experience with RF measurement equipment including: power meters spectrum analyzers vector signal generators network analyzers oscilloscopes
- 3 years of integration testing and automation experience
- Experience in Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations Space Communications or related industry
- 3 years of hardware development test lab space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience

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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