Satellite Test HW Development Manager, Integrated Vehicle Test

Amazon • Redmond, WA

98d • $149,700 - $258,800

About The Position

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. As a Project Kuiper Satellite Test Hardware Development Manager, you will lead and engage an experienced cross-disciplinary team to develop, implement and maintain the hardware systems that enable engineering and manufacturing teams to test Kuiper satellites at scale. You will define roadmaps, provide technical guidance, prioritize deliverables, and allocate resources to deliver innovative test solutions for qualification and production use cases. You will deliver solutions encompassing environmental, robotics, mechanical, electrical, radio-frequency, and vision systems. You will work with engineering teams across ground and space systems, to deliver integral solutions to test fully assembled spacecraft and ensure readiness for launch operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware development and integration of complex systems with a proven background in commissioning and functional validation of end products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.
• 2+ years of experience managing direct reports in a cross-disciplinary team.
• 5+ years of experience in design and validation of hardware/software systems.
• 5+ years of experience in a development environment.
• 5+ years of experience with integration of complex systems.
• Solid understanding of Engineering and Testing fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
• 5+ years experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
• 5+ years of experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
• 3+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, C).
• 5+ years of experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016).

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a diverse team of engineers focused on the development of hardware for integrated vehicle test venues.
• Provide technical guidance for the team in addressing projects with broad scope and limited definition to ensure test and design objectives are met.
• Develop innovative integrated test systems comprehensive of hardware to optimize and improve test execution capabilities and processes.
• Define team growth expectations and organization strategy.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure team and project success.
• Communicate fluidly across a variety of teams to identify product risks and how they will be addressed to ensure mission success.
• Juggle multiple priorities while optimizing the system and schedule.
• Conduct cause of error analysis and drive issue resolutions to improve team and process performance.

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
• Equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree