Electrical Engineer, Amazon Leo Optical Inter-Satellite Link

About the role

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Electrical Engineer will be a member of Amazon Leo's Inter-Satellite Link Avionics team, focusing on the design of various electrical functions including analog sensor signal conditioning and processing, and overall monitoring and control across spacecraft interfaces.

In this role, you will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. As an Electrical Engineer, your tasks will vary between board design, layout reviews, test plan development, qualification, and root cause analysis. This is a cross-functional role requiring constant interaction with multiple hardware/software design teams and end-users.

Responsibilities

• Lead board design, component selection, layout review, board bring-up, system test, and root cause analysis at the subsystem and system level.
• Ensure high quality and innovative designs while supporting colleagues with reviewing and improving board and other electrical designs.
• Collaborate with a team of top-notch engineers and multiple other spacecraft design and integration teams.
• Solve problems that haven't been addressed at scale before with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hardware engineering experience.
• Experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design.
• Experience with PCB design and debugging, including microprocessors, FPGAs, power supplies, ADCs, and sensors.
• Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 4+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Experience in development and test of satellite bus systems.
• Experience with integration of systems into aerospace/avionics enclosures.
• Electronics design/qualification experience with radiation environments or radiation-tolerant hardware.
• Experience with rapid iteration prototyping and joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs.
• Experience with Mentor Xpedition or other Mentor ECAD tools.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Python or C/C++.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to explain complex concepts and designs to colleagues across disciplines.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates 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.

Pay

USA, WA, Redmond - $117,300.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support.
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.