Satellite Hardware Design Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon • San Diego, CA

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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.

As an Electrical Hardware Design Engineer, you will engage with a world class
cross-disciplinary team to design innovative solutions. You will work closely
with colleagues throughout Amazon Leo to drive key aspects of product
definition, execution and optimization. You must be responsive, flexible and
able to succeed within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 4+ years of experience in electrical circuit design, such as RF biases, MCUs, re-scalers, LDOs, power sequencers, motor drivers, monitor and control, digital interfaces, etc. In depth knowledge of electrical architectures.
• 2+ years of experience with board bring up and design verification test using EE lab equipment such as power supply, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.
• Experience in analog electrical circuit design
• Experience in bias circuits design for RF amplifiers
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering
• Experience with designing for airborne or space applications
• Experience with complex board designs, such as high-speed interconnects, high-reliability designs, avionics, vehicle control systems, and/or motor & actuator control electronics

Responsibilities

• Decompose system level requirements into realizable hardware requirements.
• Design and develop a solution that meets these requirements.
• Design, develop, and optimize electrical hardware for use in space.
• Simulate and optimize EE circuits, perform schematic capture, and oversee layout.
• Build up test bench for design verification.
• Evaluate and optimize design in the lab to demonstrate design meets with system requirements.
• Work with RF system, power, software, mechanical thermal, reliability and compliance teams to ensure solution integrates with overall platform requirements.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level