Senior Reliability Engineer, Amazon LEO

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability test plans for satellite hardware components.
• Perform stress screening, environmental testing, and drive failure analysis to ensure satellite hardware meets reliability and performance targets.
• Analyze designs and test results to identify potential failure modes and mitigations.
• Collaborate with design engineers to implement design for reliability best practices.
• Participate in design reviews and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) to assess potential reliability issues.
• Investigate manufacturing non-conformances and field hardware failures to determine root cause.
• Travel as needed to perform deep dives into supplier processes.
• Develop and recommend corrective actions to address identified reliability issues.
• Maintain detailed records of failure analysis and reliability assessments.
• Utilize reliability modeling and simulation tools to predict hardware performance and lifespan.
• Develop and maintain reliability prediction models and databases.
• Prepare detailed reliability reports, test plans, and procedures.
• Present findings and recommendations to engineering teams and management.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements for satellite hardware reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends, advancements, and best practices in hardware reliability engineering.
• Propose and implement process improvements to drive improvements in reliability across the program.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in hardware reliability engineering, preferably with a focus on satellite systems or space applications.
• Significant knowledge of reliability engineering principles, methods, and tools.
• Knowledge with environmental testing.
• Proficiency in failure analysis techniques and materials characterization methods.
• Familiarity with electronics (PCBs, PCBAs, electronic components) and moving mechanical assemblies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
• Master's or Doctorate degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with environmental testing, including temperature cycling, vibration, highly accelerated limit testing (HALT), and highly-accelerated stress screening (HASS).
• Proficiency in Python, including NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Plotly, and Matplotlib.
• Familiarity with PCB fabrication, SMT, and polymerics application manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with relevant industry standards, including IPC, JEDEC, AIAA, AEC, MIL, and SMC standards.