Electrical Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon.com, Inc.•Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Electrical Engineer will be a member of Amazon Leo's Inter-Satellite Link Avionics team, focusing on the design of the various electrical functions including analog sensor signal conditioning and processing, 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
5+ years of hardware engineering experience
Experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design
Experience with PCB design and debugging, including microprocessors, FPGAs, power supplies, ADCs and sensors
Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools

Nice To Haves

Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
4+ years of embedded firmware development experience
Experience in development and test of satellite bus systems
Experience with integration of systems into aerospace/avionics enclosures
Electronics design/qualification experience with radiation environments or radiation tolerant hardware
Experience with rapid iteration prototyping and joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs
Experience with Mentor Xpedition or other Mentor ECAD tools
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python or C/C++
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines

Responsibilities

lead a variety of tasks, from board design and component selection, to layout review, board bring-up, system test and root cause analysis at the subsystem as well as system level
ensuring high quality and innovative designs
supporting other colleagues with reviewing and improving board and other electrical designs
work with a team of top-notch engineers and collaborate with multiple other spacecraft design and integration teams
tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations
tasks would vary between board design, layout reviews, test plan development and qualification
cross-functional role requiring constant interaction with multiple HW/SW design teams and end-users