Sr. HW Reliability Engineer, Leo, Product Integrity, Hardware Reliability, Product Integrity

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 195,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on payments

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer to drive reliability for the Leo Customer Terminal devices. You will define new test specifications based on mission profiles, perform hands-on experimental design, and analyze failure mechanisms to guide design improvements.

Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to ensure robust outdoor consumer electronics. The role requires expertise in reliability standards (MIL-STD/DO-160), test methodology, and prediction techniques

Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Strong understanding of MIL-STD and DO-160 reliability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define new test specifications, methodology and test coverage based on mission profiles to assure product reliability.
• Identify and validate product risks via Design for Reliability mechanisms and work with design teams to mitigate them during development.
• Provide hands-on experimental design, execution, and test development.
• Perform reliability prediction of failure mechanisms and risk assessment on products under development and products in the field.

Skills

Design for Reliability

Reliability statistics

Reliability tests

Outdoor electronics understanding

Education

Master's degree in electrical/computer engineering

Tools

MIL-STD/DO-160

Job description

Description

Amazon is a leader in developing first of its kind hardware, such as Kindle, Echo and FireTV. Amazon reliability team aims to develop reliable and robust products that delight our customers. In this role, as a Sr. Hardware Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for the reliability engineering of our new and emerging category of devices – Leo Customer Terminal. Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to un-served and under-served communities around the world. As a reliability engineer on the Leo Customer Terminal products, you will be developing new reliability specifications. You should have a good understanding of Design for Reliability, Reliability statistics, Reliability tests and/or solid understanding of outdoor consumer and aviation electronics to influence design for reliability to:

• Define new test specifications, methodology and test coverage based on mission profiles to assure product reliability.
• Identify and validate product risks via Design for Reliability mechanisms and work with design teams to mitigate them during development.
• Provide hands-on experimental design, execution, and test development.
• Perform reliability prediction of failure mechanisms and risk assessment on products under development and products in the field

You will possess strong understanding of MIL-STD and DO-160 reliability requirement and reliability failure analysis techniques. You will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and test. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

A day in the life

As a Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer focused on Amazon Leo Customer Terminal products, you'll work at the intersection of hardware innovation and reliability assurance. Your day might include collaborating with design teams to establish new test specifications based on mission profiles, conducting hands-on experimental design to validate product performance in challenging outdoor environments, or analyzing failure mechanisms to inform design improvements. You'll engage with cross-functional partners—from electrical engineers to systems architects—to translate reliability requirements into actionable testing strategies. Whether you're developing test procedures, executing reliability predictions, or working through complex risk assessments, you'll see your contributions directly impact the robustness of products that connect people globally.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

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 the project management of technical projects

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Redmond - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually