Senior Site Civil Engineer, Amazon Leo

About the role

The Senior Site Civil Engineer plays a crucial role in the Ground Systems development team, focusing on the design and development of ground station sites for the Leo Ground Gateway and Telemetry, Tracking, and Control (TT&C) Sites. These sites are essential for high data rate transmissions to and from Leo’s satellites and ensuring customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Cook up coordination with internal teams and suppliers for design engineering and build-out of ground gateway sites
• Own the organization and processes to track program/project deliverables
• Create workarounds and solutions to remove roadblocks
• Review comprehensive design packages for antenna field, site civil, and overall infrastructure layouts for compliance with specifications
• Review contractor site documentation including vendor submittals and test reports for contract compliance
• Identify and communicate issues, risks, and dependencies to the internal engineering team
• Influence backlog prioritizing and manage escalations
• Write status reports for project health and updates
• Maintain records of as-built infrastructure drawings
• Support site build-outs and manage management of change documentation
• Verify as-built technical compliance and support acceptance testing
• Travel to construction sites, as required

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years of experience in civil engineering
• Licensed professional engineer
• Experience with foundation design and geotechnical engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in civil engineering with a focus on structural analysis or geotechnical engineering
• Gateway (teleport) or data center design experience
• Experience with analysis software (MathCAD, STAAD, RAM, Visual Analysis, SAFE, SAP2000, etc.)
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply codes and standards to design
• Familiarity with interpreting international building codes
• Field and international experience dealing with various standards, construction regulations, and bylaws
• Understanding of codes and regulatory requirements for design
• Understanding of steel, concrete, and masonry design practices
• Knowledge of CAD tools, such as AutoCAD
• Ability to produce complete construction documents with little oversight
• Strong organizational and documentation skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint)

Benefits

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, mental health support, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. For more details, visit here.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $137,300.00 - $185,700.00 USD annually.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate travel and project needs.

Export Control Requirement

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.