Sr HW Safety Engineer - LEO CT, HW Safety & Compliance Engineering

Amazon • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a
constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to
bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around
the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast,
affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers,
businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places
without reliable connectivity.
Hardware Safety & Compliance ensures Amazon Leo customer terminals meet rigorous
safety standards throughout their lifecycle. The team drives safety-by-design
principles, establishes safety frameworks, and coordinates cross-functional
efforts across Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Product Management. We own
end-to-end safety qualification programs, risk assessments, and failure mode
analysis—ensuring our systems are safe and ready for global deployment while
maintaining Amazon's high standards for customer safety.
You will deploy your depth and strong understanding of safety &/or reliability,
electrical and mechanical failure analysis techniques. You will interface with a
world-class staff of Product Designers, Electrical Engineers, Reliability
Engineers, external Suppliers/Partners, amongst others. You will deliver your
best work while driving product definition for safe, reliable products. You will
be in a highly technical space, be empathetic, a mentor and coach, and above all
of - the Safety Champion for Amazon's Customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, material engineering, mechanical engineering or related fields
• Experience in data analytics & statistical analysis incl. Weibull, Exponential, Poisson etc. Able to perform analysis such as lifetime analysis, accelerated factor studies, reliability block diagrams, fault tree testing, warranty analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Master's in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related engineering field, material science or physics field.
• Experience with Radio Communications, Antenna, Wi-Fi, Modems, and other comms protocols.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety assessments such as Functional Hazard Assessments (FHAs), System Safety Assessments (PSSAs), System Safety Assessments (SSAs), Fault Tree Analysis (FTAs), Common Mode Analyses (CMAs), Single Fault Analysis and Testing
• Perform safety related tests and also coach lab engineers to scale capabilities.
• Analyze electrical schematics for vulnerabilities, Thermal/Power Model Analysis for Total Dissipated Power (TDP), and identify mitigations assure product safety.
• Drive actions and resolutions with Product Design teams (mechanical, electrical, legal & reliability), to deliver on Amazon's product safety goals.
• Perform safety probabilistic prediction of failure mechanisms such as Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRAs) on products under development and products in the field
• Incorporate lessons learned into product knowledge bases, and into roadmap programs.
• Champion the cause of safety and develop tools and processes for Safety as needed

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

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