Reliability Test Specialist, Amazon LEO

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. This role is for a highly dynamic and motivated individual who will oversee hardware reliability test campaigns and improve reliability test procedures. We are looking for someone who works well with engineering teams with minimal oversight to empirically characterize the reliability performance of Amazon Leo satellite hardware. This is an R&D-focused position, so expect the work to be dynamic and exciting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and set up reliability test campaigns spanning HALT, HASS, and ALT.
• Establish, document, and release reliability test engineering procedures, including fixture design best practices, chamber programming and stress profile verification, instrumentation setup, and standardization of test trackers and tools.
• Maintain continuous functioning of Test Chambers and testing resources such as accelerometers, thermocouples, DAQs, power supplies, and other relevant hardware.
• Train reliability engineering and laboratory personnel on HALT, HASS, and ALT operations and lessons learned.
• Flag reliability test failures for engineering review and prepare data packages to assist failure investigations.
• Work closely with reliability engineers to optimize reliability test procedures and practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Polymer Science, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related fields.
• 2+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering environment experience.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using common electronics test equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, function generators, etc).
• Experience managing lab resources, equipment, and supplies.

Pay

USA, WA, Redmond - $99,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually.

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• 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.