Materials Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon • Redmond, WA

1d • $117,300 - $160,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Amazon Leo's Materials team, you will play a crucial role in developing advanced materials and processes that enable the cost-effective and reliable production of our satellites. You will be responsible for conducting hands-on laboratory testing and failure analysis of flight hardware and raw stock materials, as well as developing next generation materials to improve satellite performance. You will work closely with external vendors to establish process control and identify new opportunities for product development and improvement.

Requirements

• Experience with prototyping and implementation
• Bachelor's degree materials engineering, metallurgy, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 2 years of experience with materials selection, testing, and processing/fabrication methodologies such as casting, stamping, coating, cleaning
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or PhD in materials engineering, metallurgy, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 2+ years of experience with electronic materials, magnets, contamination, composites, additive, or polymers
• Experience with statistical analysis and experimental design
• Familiarity with metallic and nonmetallic materials used in spaceflight hardware
• Experience in characterization techniques and equipment, such as SEM-EDS, FTIR, DSC, TGA, LFA, rheometry, spectrophotometry, optical microscopy, hardness testers, and mechanical property testing
• Experience in conducting technical evaluations of material processes and understanding of how the interaction between process variables can affect the resulting material performance
• Ability to interact with and convey concepts to all levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Conducting hands-on laboratory testing and failure analysis of flight hardware and raw stock materials.
• Developing next generation materials to improve satellite performance.
• Working closely with external vendors to establish process control and identify new opportunities for product development and improvement.

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