Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its
mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities
around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility,
and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households
to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations
operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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.
The Kuiper Propulsion Team is seeking a Test Engineer Manager to lead the
Propulsion Development Test Team. This team of engineers supports the
development and continued improvement of propulsion flight hardware and its test
infrastructure. The team is responsible for the design, build, optimization, and
execution of electric propulsion testing of all propulsion subsystems, including
the Hall effect thruster, cathode, feed system, avionics, propellant storage,
and integrated propulsion system.
Development testing is focused on characterizing and validating existing flight
designs and development hardware. Test objectives include improved understanding
of failure modes to inform design improvements, production acceptance testing
non-conformance investigations, and root cause investigations of on-orbit
anomalies anomalies.
This team will work closely with Propulsion’s Production Test Team, supporting
improvements and scaling of production acceptance test infrastructure and
process improvements.
Key job responsibilities
- You will work with stakeholders across the Propulsion Manufacturing and Design
Teams to coordinate and support development test efforts.
- Your team will define and document test processes and implementation,
including test plans & detailed procedures, test software development, test
execution, data analysis, and test reports. Your team will develop new test
capabilities and optimize existing test systems for both production and
development testing.
- In addition to building up the needed test infrastructure and execution of
development testing, your team contributes to finding solutions to challenging
technical problems by investigating root causes for hardware and test failures,
and assists in the disposition of production & flight non-conformances.
- Your team leverages the growing amount of ground-test and flight data to
inform determination of the severity and prevalence of observed anomalies, and
formulate methods to accelerate production acceptance testing without impacting
hardware screening capabilities.
- You will lead by example by developing a strong understanding of the flight
hardware and its test systems as well as contribute to hiring, mentoring, and
career growth of the engineers on your team, and within the Propulsion
Manufacturing and Engineering organization.
A day in the life
The Propulsion Development Test Engineer Manager leads the team by example to
ensure capabilities and plans are available to test existing hardware and
candidate design improvements. You will work closely with other teams within the
Propulsion Group such as the design, subject matter expert, production test, and
manufacturing teams in order to execute development test needs and to maintain
deep knowledge of both the hardware under test and test venues.
A successful candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and is able to apply
their technical expertise and commitment-to-quality to positively impact
organization goals. To be successful, you will need to be highly motivated,
detail oriented, and demonstrate high standards of execution.
About the team
The Kuiper Propulsion Design Team is responsible for the design and development
of the propulsion system which provides maneuvering capability to the
spacecraft. The Propulsion Design Team is made up of engineers from a variety of
disciplines (e.g. aerospace engineering, physics, electrical engineering) which
are responsible for different aspects of the development process: such as
mechanical design, systems engineering, propulsion subject matter experts,
manufacturing, and test. This integrated team structure allows direct
communication and rapid process feedback while also promoting close
collaboration across the team. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering,
or equivalent experience
- 2+ years experience managing engineering teams
- 5+ years developing test automation, data acquisition, or control software
- 5+ years experience with electrical test equipment and data acquisition
systems
- 5+ years of developing, executing, and optimizing test processes
- 5+ years investigating hardware failures, performing root cause analysis, and
delivering written reports to engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications: - Advanced degree (M.Sc., Ph.D.) in Aerospace
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a
related field.
- Experience managing engineers for the testing of satellite propulsion hardware
- Experience developing software with Python, LabVIEW, or TestStand
- Experience testing electric or chemical propulsion systems - or their
subsystems
- Experience developing and operating pressurized fluid systems in aerospace
environments
- Experience developing test processes in a production environment
- Experience working with space flight hardware
- Experience with Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS) or quantifying
strength of screening metrics for production test venues.
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of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic
markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135,900/year in our lowest
geographic market up to $234,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is
based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on
job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation
company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other
forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package,
in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For
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