Satellite GNC Engineer, Amazon Leo
About The Position
This position is part of the Satellite Attitude Determination and Control team within Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. The role involves designing and analyzing control systems and algorithms, supporting the development of flight hardware and software, integrating satellites in labs, participating in flight operations, and overseeing the production and launch of a constellation of satellites. This is an opportunity to play a significant role in the design of an entirely new satellite system with challenging performance requirements, contributing to advanced capabilities for a large, integrated constellation. The team emphasizes engineering excellence, utilizing state-of-the-art tools and methods throughout conceptualization, manufacturing, and testing phases.
Requirements
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience developing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for aerospace systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
- Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms
- Experience developing guidance, navigation, and control algorithms for spacecraft.
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze algorithms for estimation, flight control, and precise pointing using linear methods and simulation.
- Develop and apply models and simulations, with various levels of fidelity, of the satellite and our constellation.
- Component level environmental testing, functional and performance checkout, subsystem integration, satellite integration, and in space operations.
- Manage the spacecraft constellation as it grows and evolves.
- Continuously improve our ability to serve customers by maximizing payload operations time.
- Develop autonomy for Fault Detection and Isolation on board the spacecraft.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
