LEO Satellite Systems Engineer - Mission Operations

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon LEO Mission Operations seeks a Systems Engineer to own cross-system incident resolution and ensure safe, reliable, scalable operation of satellite constellations. You will drive requirements, trade studies, and interface definitions and craft CONOPS for multi-team collaboration.

You will manage fleet health KPIs, operational risk, and verification strategies, balancing hardware, ground, and software elements to meet mission needs under real-world conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Programming with at least one modern language (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• Experience with Linux/Unix systems.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and build processes.
• 3+ years of aerospace industry experience.
• 1+ year in spacecraft operations or direct support role.
• Technical understanding of space system architecture and subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Own cross-system operational resolution and incident management for multi-constellation operations.
• Define and maintain interface expectations between ground services and other teams.
• Develop and drive concepts of operations and system requirements; ensure testable acceptance criteria.
• Manage operational risk, fleet health KPIs, and an architecture roadmap for scalable operations.
• Author CONOPS documents and ensure operational needs are incorporated into system design.

Skills

Automation & deployment

Programming languages

Linux

CI/CD

Aerospace experience

Spacecraft operations

Space systems knowledge

Job description

Amazon LEO Mission Operations seeks a Systems Engineer to own cross-system incident resolution and ensure safe, reliable, scalable operation of satellite constellations. You will drive requirements, trade studies, and interface definitions and craft CONOPS for multi-team collaboration.

You will manage fleet health KPIs, operational risk, and verification strategies, balancing hardware, ground, and software elements to meet mission needs under real-world conditions.