Job Description
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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We are looking for an experienced Senior Satellite Test Engineer to help architect leading edge test infrastructure and take satellites from initial build, through functional testing, spacecraft validation, and chart the path to reliably integrating and launching thousands of satellites. This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging opportunity to work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve. We want individuals who want to reach beyond what is possible today. Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats and work in a highly collaborative environment. Our team is responsible for development and implementation of test hardware and test campaigns for integrated vehicle testing.
As a Project Kuiper Satellite Test Engineer you will work with multiple engineering and manufacturing teams across ground and space systems to specify test equipment requirements, develop test plans and complex test scripts and execute test campaigns to support development and production test initiatives. Your focus will be in optimization of test processes to enable Project Kuiper production plans.
Key job responsibilities
- This position will work 2nd shift (4 PM - 2 AM) either Sunday-Wednesday or Wednesday through Sunday.
- Develop, augment, and support testing of components, from subsystems to the full spacecraft to determine suitability for flight.
- Lead the definition and implementation of organization wide test strategies to mitigate product risks to stakeholders.
- Work with avionics, payload and software teams to gather requirements, design test plans, determine applicable test cases, and prepare for test execution.
- Own vehicle level test campaigns and collaborate with responsible engineers, manufacturing engineers, software developers, tooling teams and ground support teams to deliver a thoroughly tested spacecraft ready for launch.
- Communicate fluidly across a variety of teams to identify product risks and how they will be addressed to ensure mission success.
- Develop complex test automation sequences using scripting languages such as Python and MATLAB.
- Develop innovative hardware and processes to optimize and improve testing capabilities.
About the team
The Integrated Vehicle Test team is responsible for development and execution of test plans to ensure reliable operation of satellite vehicles in space. The team’s responsibilities include process development, test hardware and software development and test execution for qualification vehicles and improving and scaling processes for production cadence. The tasks and daily focus change rapidly, and you will often take on exciting new responsibilities to ensure project success. Expect to be deployed to address complex problems by identifying the scope of the issue and quickly establishing innovative and functional solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.
- 5+ years in design and validation of hardware systems.
- 5+ years in a development environment
- 5+ years developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
- 2+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, MATLAB, C)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)
- 5+ years with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- 5+ years in a development environment.
- 5+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, MATLAB, C)
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute test campaigns on complex systems.
- Experience as a technical lead, leading small groups of engineers through product development or test campaigns.
- Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking in complex situations
- Excellent problem-solving, root causing and analysis skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, and root cause analysis skills
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Sunday, Afternoon shift,