Satellite Systems Engineer, Amazon Leo - Avionics Verification and Test

About the role

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, develop, and deliver innovative hardware, tooling, and processes to optimize testing capabilities and workflows.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with stakeholders across engineering disciplines (electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, firmware, manufacturing) on verification requirements, processes, and technical strategy.
• Decompose satellite verification requirements into testable sub-system specifications and develop test plans to support manufacturing validation of satellite components.
• Carry out analyses and build models (e.g., reliability models, test coverage analysis, queuing models for throughput optimization) in support of cross-functional trade space studies.
• Participate in technical risk assessments and failure mode identification (e.g., Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)) to identify design gaps.
• Deliver technical artifacts such as test plans and end-user documents.
• Communicate fluidly across a variety of teams (both technical and non-technical) to identify and quantify product risks and how they will be addressed to ensure mission success.
• Collaborate with design teams to evaluate technical design options, identify missing requirements, and escalate when designs need improvement.
• Apply systems engineering principles to balance competing requirements across electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing domains.
• Develop quantitative models and simulations to predict test coverage, identify gaps, and optimize test sequences.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a relevant engineering discipline
• 6+ years of systems engineering or interdisciplinary engineering experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on testing and/or manufacturing experience with demonstrated ability to work across multiple technical disciplines.
• Experience with requirements decomposition, interface management, and system-level verification planning.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and root cause analysis skills.
• 1+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, LabVIEW).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or a relevant engineering discipline
• 6+ years of systems engineering or interdisciplinary engineering experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics systems.
• 3+ years of hands-on testing and/or manufacturing experience with demonstrated ability to work across multiple technical disciplines.
• Experience with requirements decomposition, interface management, and system-level verification planning.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and root cause analysis skills.
• 1+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, LabVIEW).

Skills

• Systems engineering
• Test plan development
• Manufacturing validation
• Process development
• Software development life cycle
• Hardware validation
• Configuration control

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance
• EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off, parental leave

Pay

$129,200.00 - $174,800.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time