Avionics Manager, Spacecraft Mechanical

About the role

The Avionics Manager, Spacecraft Mechanical is responsible for leading the mechanical avionics team to develop cost-effective and reliable electronic systems. This role requires extensive knowledge and experience to ensure avionics systems survive lifetime requirements in various application environments. The manager is also responsible for optimizing designs for performance versus costs, preparing and compiling design review materials, and hiring and developing requisite talent to meet the demands of Amazon's satellite network.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical avionics team to efficiently develop cost-effective and reliable electronic systems.
• Apply extensive knowledge and experience to ensure avionics systems survive lifetime requirements in application environments.
• Optimize design for performance vs costs (manufacture, assembly, test, materials, mass, & thermal performance to meet lifetime reliability).
• Prepare and compile design review materials for design review gates.
• Hire and develop requisite talent to ensure the team can meet Amazon's Kuiper's demand.

About the team

The avionics team within the mechanical engineering group is responsible for the design, development, and production of electronic enclosures and components. The team works closely with the electrical and RF groups to guide PCBA layouts to ensure reliability and survivability. It is the ultimate responsibility of the mechanical avionics group to ensure the enclosure-level system survives the mission duration and environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of new hardware products development experience
• 7+ years of engineering team management experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Experience in engineering team management
• Experience in new hardware product development
• Experience in DFx (cost, test, manufacturing)
• Experience with the project management of technical projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field
• Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies
• Experience developing products for large volume production
• Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $151,000.00 - $204,300.00 annually.