Senior Electrical Design & Verification Engineer (DVE), Leo Optical ISL Development

Amazon • Redmond, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, aiming to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. The Senior Design Verification Engineer will be a member of the Avionics team, focusing on the design verification of the various electrical functions of high-performance communication systems. They will focus on PCB Assembly design verification, taking designs from subsystem testing and initial build through functional testing and system performance validation. The role involves writing and executing design verification plans for power and signal integrity verification for standard and custom communication interfaces between Integrated circuits and circuit boards. The engineer will ensure proper data collection, reviews, and demonstrate system requirement verification. This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging opportunity to work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas, requiring relentlessly high standards and a constant drive for improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Solid understanding of EE and test fundamentals
• 5+ years of experience in board level design verification for aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics products; OR 5+ years of experience building test fixtures and complex test systems including integrating test software
• 5+ years of experience developing requirements, plans, and procedures for product design verification.
• 5+ years of experience in the use of standard electronic lab test equipment (i.e., oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience with design or test of switching power supplies, electric motors, IMUs, sensors, and high-speed electrical signal characterization
• 5+ years of experience in design verification of high-speed interfaces, signal integrity and protocol compliance
• 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

• Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills
• Ability to coordinate between engineering, test lab, and technicians and schedule testing resources
• Experience in test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)
• Experience with power supplies, IMUs, FPGAs, sensors, RF, and high-speed electrical signal characterization
• Experience with design or test of circuit boards with complex microcontrollers, system-on-chip (SOCs), or FPGAs
• Experience with development of automated test systems
• Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures
• Experience in reviewing requirements to support various test phases
• Experience as the technical lead, leading small groups of other test engineers across multiple designs
• Excellent communication, leadership skills and sense of ownership and drive
• Knowledge of hardware and software tools for test automation (e.g. NI, dSPACE, Python, C/C++, Labview, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Own and manage comprehensive test procedures and execute board level test plans.
• Collect test data, perform data analysis, and document results.
• Conduct test readiness reviews and align with various stakeholders on data review activities.
• Influence overall test strategy by helping define system test requirements.
• Maintain requirements traceability during testing and solve integration and test problems in real time.
• Develop hardware tests and test automation for validation of various avionics systems.
• Write and execute design verification plans for power and signal integrity verification for standard and custom communication interfaces between Integrated circuits and circuit boards.
• Ensure proper data collection, reviews, and demonstrate the system requirement verification.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments
• Restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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: Senior