Hardware Development Engineer - Wire Harness, Amazon Leo

Amazon • Redmond, WA

19h • 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. We are seeking an experienced Hardware Development Engineer with a focus in Harness Engineering to join our Mechanical Engineering team. 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

• Experience with prototyping and implementation
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or 3+ years of relevant discipline work experience
• 3+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience
• Experience using modeling, project management, CAD and software programming tools
• Experience in component selection and understanding of component reliability
• 1+ years of experience in the selection of wiring based on current de-rating, voltage drop analysis, shielding effectiveness, temperature, environment, outgassing and mechanical strength.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
• Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
• Master's degree or above in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or Master's degree
• Experience developing products for large volume production
• Experience with Salesforce or JIRA, or experience in agile/scrum or related collaborative workflow
• 3+ years of experience in the design, development, test, qualification and acceptance tests, workmanship criteria and integration of spacecraft harnessing.
• 3+ years experience working with external suppliers to develop/select components for spacecraft design or related industries.
• Experience in developing mechanical harness routing solutions for dynamic applications including across articulated joints and hinged-line deployments.
• Experience with Siemens NX CAD and formboard creation, Team center PLM and MES systems
• Experience with Siemens Capital Software Suite

Responsibilities

• Harnessing design for satellite system requiring interfacing across mechanical, electrical and payload design owners, trading various configurations to identify best overall solution for reliability, manufacturability, test, integration, and cost.
• Support make vs buy decisions, design reviews, and implement manufacturing and integration plans optimized for high rate production.
• Engage various component suppliers and Harnessing manufacturing vendors for component & assembly level qualification.
• Design/develop specifications and produce/procure power/data harnesses which meets electrical design requirements including current rating, targeted power loss, shielding, grounding and EMI/EMC.
• Define and perform/oversee harness qualification and acceptance tests for launch environments and operation through mission life, including test fixture fabrication for prototype evaluations, and deliver all development and flight hardware per vehicle schedules
• Create 3D CAD routings, 2D manufacturing drawings, schematics, and assembly installation drawings.

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: Mid Level