Lab Engineer, Battery, Amazon Leo

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.

The Amazon LEO Battery Test & Validation team develops and operates test capabilities that ensure battery hardware meets performance reliability and mission requirements. The team supports battery packs and battery electronics throughout development qualification and production partnering across Battery Electrical Mechanical Systems Software Reliability Manufacturing and Quality Engineering.

As a Battery Lab Engineer you will own the development readiness and operation of laboratory test infrastructure supporting battery pack and PCBA level testing. You will work closely with Test Engineers and cross-functional engineering teams to translate test needs into safe reliable and repeatable test setups.
You will design and build test setups integrate instrumentation and equipment perform equipment checkout and OK2Test activities execute complex testing troubleshoot hardware and test system issues and continuously improve laboratory capabilities.
This is a highly hands-on engineering role that combines electrical engineering test system development laboratory operations troubleshooting and battery testing.

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
- Own laboratory test setups and equipment supporting battery pack PCBA BMS and battery subsystem testing.
- Partner with Test Engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to understand test requirements and determine equipment instrumentation fixture and laboratory needs.
- Design build configure and validate test setups using battery cyclers power supplies electronic loads DAQs oscilloscopes DMMs environmental chambers and other laboratory equipment.
- Design and build electrical harnesses test fixtures breakout boxes instrumentation interfaces and supporting test hardware.
- Integrate battery hardware PCBAs communication interfaces instrumentation sensors and test equipment into complete test systems.
- Develop equipment checkout procedures and perform system verification before hardware is connected or testing begins.
- Lead or support OK2Test and test readiness activities verifying test configuration instrumentation equipment limits software safety controls and data acquisition.
- Execute battery pack and PCBA level functional electrical performance characterization environmental and reliability testing.
- Monitor complex tests evaluate system behavior identify abnormal conditions and safely respond to test anomalies.
- Troubleshoot test systems instrumentation electrical interfaces fixtures harnesses communication networks and hardware failures.
- Support root cause investigations by developing troubleshooting approaches performing measurements reproducing failures and isolating hardware versus test system issues.
- Review test data for data quality instrumentation issues telemetry anomalies and test system performance.
- Own equipment calibration preventive maintenance configuration control and test equipment readiness.
- Develop and maintain laboratory procedures equipment documentation wiring diagrams test setup documentation and operating instructions.
- Identify and implement improvements to test equipment laboratory infrastructure automation safety reliability and test throughput.
- Support development and implementation of battery laboratory safety controls and safe operating procedures.
- Provide technical guidance to technicians and other laboratory personnel on equipment operation test setup troubleshooting and safe test execution.


- 5 years of hardware development test lab space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a related field
- Hands-on experience designing building and troubleshooting electrical or electro-mechanical test setups.
- Experience with electrical laboratory equipment including power supplies electronic loads oscilloscopes DMMs DAQs or similar instrumentation.
- Experience reading electrical schematics wiring diagrams equipment specifications and engineering documentation.
- Experience troubleshooting complex hardware instrumentation or automated test systems.
- Experience developing technical procedures and documenting engineering test setups.
- Understanding of electrical safety battery safety ESD controls grounding interlocks emergency stops and laboratory safety systems.

- Experience testing lithium-ion batteries battery packs battery management systems or high-power electrical systems.
- Experience with PCBA functional testing and electrical troubleshooting.
- Experience with battery cyclers and battery test systems.
- Experience with environmental chambers thermal cycling thermal vacuum vibration or other environmental test equipment.
- Experience with CAN I2C SPI UART Ethernet or other hardware communication interfaces.
- Experience with Python LabVIEW MATLAB or similar tools for equipment control automation or data acquisition.
- Experience working in aerospace automotive energy storage semiconductor or other high-reliability hardware environments.

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 - 99400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually