Senior Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer III

Amazon • Los Angeles, 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
un-served and under-served communities around the world.

The mission of Amazon Leo’s Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Amazon
Leo technology and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite
broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

ALG is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer who combines superb technical
and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to perform quality work.
The ideal candidate would have experience working in spacecraft design,
preferably including opto-mechanical and electronic subsystems.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will have a background in space based and ground
based mechanical design. The ideal candidate has experience making major
optimization trades for payloads and system architectures. This is a position
that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert trade
studies to a space qualified payload, while meeting cross discipline
requirements. The candidate will focus on the specific needs of the customer and
be able to conduct or direct design solutions to meet the customer’s goals.

Requirements

• BS degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 8+ years experience as a mechanical design engineer
• 8+ years experience with CAD software
• This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

Nice To Haves

• MS in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years with structural design of space based electro-mechanical systems and structures
• 5+ years with electronics boxes and related hardware, including PCB mounting and thermal considerations
• 5+ years using NX CAD for model design and drawing creation

Responsibilities

• Perform mechanical design and layout trade studies for satellite payloads or structures, ground based communication equipment, and test support hardware contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams - Electrical, RF, Optical, Thermal, Dynamics, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test
• Perform trades on multiple configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty
• Generate detailed designs via CAD systems and engineering drawings with appropriate geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Prepare well-written documentation, reports, and presentations for design reviews and proposals
• Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware
• Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis

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: Senior