Senior Hardware Development Engineer , Customer Terminals

About the role

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity. Leo's Customer Terminal organization is responsible for developing low cost Consumer Terminals based on phased array antennas and commercial PCB processes/materials. Both projects are a first for Amazon, requiring unique architecture, hardware, processes, and tools developed within Leo to scale to a diverse set of customers in the next 5-10 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional efforts related to the consumer terminal antenna board development
• Serve as the single-threaded owner of the Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), collaborating with peers from silicon, RF, antenna, technical program management, and mechanical from concept/architecture phase through functional, environmental testing and integration phases
• Have a complete understanding of how design changes impact downstream partners such as operations, supply chain, product management, and reliability
• Daily make high-value judgements on tactical vs strategic decisions to achieve system performance targets and maintain schedules despite unexpected challenges
• Solve problems with increasing technical and operational ambiguity, and work cross-functionally to do so
• Work as either a PCBA board leader driving a cross-functional team, or a domain expert delivering optimized sub-systems
• Work across functional boundaries, influence peer groups, and ensure hardware is optimized at a system level
• Be the single-threaded owner for PCBA development from concept through production
• Design high-speed digital and/or RF circuitry in collaboration with various teams
• Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems
• Perform schematic capture and lead PCB layout
• Lead PCB vendor engagement for DFM review
• Optimize PCB stack-up for cost
• Design DC/DC power supply and Point of Load
• Support flow-down requirement definitions and generate test plans/procedures
• Perform board bring-up and test campaigns of modules and subsystems
• Support design of automated test systems, test fixtures and factory test
• Support the transition of the designs to mass production

Requirements

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
• Experience with the project management of technical projects

Pay

USA, WA, Redmond - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, 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.

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