Sr. Satellite Payload Hardware Engineer , Amazon Leo

About the role

Amazon LEO is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities.

Responsibilities

• Own the satellite gateway design from concept through production
• Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems
• Design high-speed digital circuitry supporting various SERDES protocols in collaboration with various teams
• Lead and review schematic capture and PCB layout
• Optimize PCB stack-up for performance and cost
• Complete board bring-up and perform test campaigns for different modules and subsystems
• Support the transition of the designs to 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of engineering experience
• 5+ years of industry experience in PCBA design
• 5+ years of experience in using schematic tool (Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Cadence OrCad, or Altium Designer)
• 3+ years of experience in using lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multi-meter

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 PCB layout tools
• 3+ years of experience in high-speed digital design (SERDES, Ethernet, PCIe, etc...)
• -SI/PI experience.
• -SW/FW integration experience or scripting experience.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.