Lab Engineer 1, Environmental Test, Amazon Leo

About the role

The Test Equipment Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day execution of all test equipment maintenance activities across various types of automated test racks in the Space Simulation Lab. This role ensures that all automated production test racks remain fully operational, properly calibrated, and ready for use by production technicians.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate preventive maintenance across all test rack populations, aligning maintenance windows with production schedules to minimize operational impact
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve test automation hardware supporting production testing
• Organize and track all rack calibration activities, ensuring traceability and compliance with calibration standards (ISO/IEC 17025, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3)
• Maintain accurate equipment records, configuration status, hardware documentation, and maintenance history in CMMS
• Oversee readiness of spare test racks — ensuring they are maintained, functional, and available for rapid swap-in when needed
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, or software problems, working cross-functionally with manufacturing engineers, test engineers, lab technicians, and maintenance teams
• Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) analysis of issues in production testing and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Catalog test harness requirements, monitor inventory and life-usage of harnesses, and ensure adequate spare coverage
• Track and report KPIs (on-time completion rate, overdue work orders, equipment availability) and present status to leadership
• Develop and maintain calibration procedures and SOPs for RF test equipment
• Identify process inefficiencies and implement improvements to reduce maintenance burden and increase equipment uptime

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of experience in hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering environment
• 2+ years of experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging automated test systems including electrical, mechanical, electronic, and software systems
• 2+ years of production test station (automated test equipment) hardware maintenance and factory support

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of RF measurement concepts: S-parameters, insertion loss, return loss, phase stability, measurement uncertainty
• Experience with RF connector handling, cleaning, inspection, and torque procedures (e.g., SMA, N-type)
• Knowledge of RF cable and connector lifecycle management (wear indicators, replacement criteria)
• Experience coordinating with internal or external calibration labs
• Familiarity with path calibration and verification concepts for RF measurement systems
• Prior experience in satellite, aerospace, defense, or similar high-reliability production/test environments
• 2+ years of experience with environmental testing focusing on thermal and vacuum test processes (TVAC, HASS, thermal cycling)
• Understanding of ESD-sensitive equipment handling
• 2+ years of experience working with RF test systems
• Maintenance Program & Operations Experience managing consumables and spare parts inventory (RF cables, connector savers, test harnesses, cleaning supplies)
• Ability to forecast replacement needs and manage procurement timelines
• Familiarity with IPC/WHMA-A-620 workmanship standards for cable and harness assemblies
• Experience building dashboards or reports for maintenance program health
• Proficiency with Excel/spreadsheets for workload modeling and resource calculations
• Experience identifying process inefficiencies and implementing improvements
• Ability to write/read/debug scripts in Python or similar language for automation of maintenance tasks