Avionics Test Engineer, Amazon Leo - Avionics

Amazon • Redmond, WA

3d • $117,300 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Leo is Amazon's 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. Our goal is to be Earth's 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 an 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 haven't 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
• 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
• Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master's 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

Responsibilities

• Liaison with production on behalf of engineering as the first point of contact for operational support and triage of issues regarding Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) hardware testing and manufacturing.
• Work to optimize manufacturing test flows for avionics systems, improving quality, efficiency, rate, and overall robustness of the process flow.
• Review and approve manufacturing processes and/or work procedures for test of avionics LRUs.
• Drive disposition and corrective actions for non-conformances occurring during production testing.
• Provide training and improve work instructions for production operators to reduce need for engineering support on repeat issues.
• Lead Material Review Board (MRB) efforts for avionics PCBAs/subsystems, drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of nonconforming materials, and provide feedback on findings to PCBA quality and manufacturing engineering partner teams.
• Maintain and update test station documentation including troubleshooting guides and work instructions.
• Work with the test engineering team to improve test stability, reduce test time, and guarantee the quality of the measurement data.
• Work with production manufacturing engineering to improve process flow and reduce test set up and workmanship errors.
• Work with the quality and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure high quality space flight hardware.
• Execute test rack commissioning for new production test stations or upgrades to existing stations due to new design revisions.
• Coordinate yearly test rack calibration and recommissioning test systems back to production.
• Troubleshoot and repair test set ups.
• Develop reporting tools on manufacturing KPIs.
• Travel to CMs to set up on-site testing and train technicians/operators.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior