Hardware Development Engineer

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

The Electrical Engineer will be a member of the Leo Inter-Satellite Link Avionics team focusing on the design of the various electrical functions including analog sensor signal conditioning and processing analog actuator control and overall monitoring and control across spacecraft interfaces.

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
In this role you will be expected to lead a variety of tasks from board design and component selection to layout review and board bring-up and test. You will be responsible for ensuring high quality and innovative designs while also supporting other Leo colleagues with reviewing and improving board and other electrical designs.


- 4 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- Bachelors degree or above in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- 3 years of experience in hardware development across the full product life cycle (concept to production at scale) in Consumer Electronics Power Electronics Robotics Aerospace Automotive and/or Communications fields or combination thereof.
- Experience with board reliability designs.
- Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools

- Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
- Experience in development and test of satellite bus systems
- Experience with integration of systems into aerospace/avionics enclosures
- Experience developing highly reliable electronics systems for extreme environments
- Experience with low-level firmware development and integration
- Experience joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs
- Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines

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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