Hardware Engineer, Customer Terminals Hardware Design

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.

As a Hardware Engineer you will be part of the team developing cost-optimized Customer Terminal products designed for high-volume production. You will own key hardware designs and work across engineering manufacturing and supply chain teams to deliver simple robust and scalable solutions. You will own or contribute to the following:

- Design high-speed digital RF power and mixed-signal circuitry in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams
- Develop and optimize electronic subsystems with a strong focus on cost simplicity reliability and manufacturability
- Evaluate design architectures and component selections to identify opportunities for BOM cost reduction and design simplification
- Perform engineering trade studies to balance product performance requirements cost schedule and customer experience
- Own schematic capture and work closely with PCB layout engineers to deliver production-ready designs
- Design and optimize DC/DC power supplies and point-of-load power architectures
- Identify opportunities to reduce component count PCB complexity layer count assembly cost and manufacturing complexity
- Support requirement definition and develop hardware validation and test plans
- Lead board bring-up debug characterization and validation of modules and subsystems
- Support the development of automated test systems fixtures and factory test solutions with an emphasis on minimizing test time and cost
- Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to support component sourcing alternate qualification and cost reduction initiatives
- Support designs through qualification production ramp and high-volume manufacturing

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 a related field
- Experience in motherboard design PCB design including schematic capture stackup and circuit board layout
- Experience in new hardware product development
- Experience designing and debugging digital RF or power circuits
- Experience with board bring-up validation and failure analysis
- 3 years of hardware engineering experience

- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Experience with DFx (Design for cost test manufacturing)
- Experience with analog digital and high-speed circuit design
- 5 years of hardware engineering experience
- Experience designing cost-optimized high-volume electronics
- Experience with BOM cost reduction and component selection
- Experience with DFM DFT and factory test
- Strong problem-solving and cross-functional communication skills

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually