Senior Satellite Test Engineer: Spacecraft Validation

Amazon; Redmond; On-site; AUD 185,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is recruiting a Senior Satellite Test Engineer to architect test infrastructure and guide satellites from build through functional testing and validation. You will collaborate with ground and space systems teams to define test requirements, create plans, and run campaigns enabling scalable production testing for future satellite generations.

The role emphasizes test development, automation, and RF/payload testing, with leadership in campaign execution and process improvement across

Qualifications

• Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems.
• 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems.
• 2+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, MATLAB, C)

Responsibilities

• Develop, augment, and support testing of components to determine suitability for flight.
• Lead the definition and implementation of organization wide test strategies to mitigate product risks.
• Gather requirements with avionics, payload and software teams and prepare for test execution.
• Own vehicle level test campaigns and coordinate with engineers, manufacturing, tooling and ground support to deliver a tested spacecraft for launch.
• Communicate risks across teams and address them to ensure mission success.
• Develop complex test automation sequences using Python scripts.
• Design, execute, and analyze RF/payload testing for satellite campaigns, including link budget validation.

Skills

Test strategy development

Scripting (Python, MATLAB, C)

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C

Job description

Amazon Leo is recruiting a Senior Satellite Test Engineer to architect test infrastructure and guide satellites from build through functional testing and validation. You will collaborate with ground and space systems teams to define test requirements, create plans, and run campaigns enabling scalable production testing for future satellite generations.

The role emphasizes test development, automation, and RF/payload testing, with leadership in campaign execution and process improvement across