Sr. Satellite Hardware Engineer, Bus Structures

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. Amazon Leo is building a next-generation satellite constellation to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity around the world. Success requires engineers who can think beyond individual components and understand how every subsystem comes together to form a reliable spacecraft. As a Spacecraft Hardware Engineer on the Bus Structures team, you will help define the physical architecture of our spacecraft. Working across Mechanical, Electrical, Thermal, RF, Propulsion, Manufacturing, Test, and Systems Engineering, you will develop structural solutions that integrate every subsystem into a cohesive, manufacturable, and flight-ready vehicle. This role combines structural design with spacecraft integration. You will evaluate complex engineering tradeoffs involving structural performance, manufacturability, thermal interfaces, assembly, transportation, testing, launch vehicle integration, and on-orbit operations to ensure the spacecraft performs as an optimized system rather than a collection of individual subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop spacecraft structural hardware and vehicle architectures.
• Integrate multiple spacecraft subsystems into a cohesive mechanical design.
• Perform engineering trade studies balancing structural performance, manufacturability, mass, cost, schedule, and integration requirements.
• Develop detailed mechanical designs from concept through production.
• Collaborate across