Electrical Engineer, ALG, Amazon Leo Government

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking an Electrical Engineer to contribute to space-grade hardware development in a fast-paced environment.

You will design and validate analog/digital circuits, support PCB layout, and conduct trades to meet customer requirements while coordinating with government partners.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent.
• Knowledge of lifecycle practices for software/hardware/networks development, including coding standards, reviews, source control, build processes, testing, certification, and live-site operations.
• Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers to understand technical requirements and translate them into robust solutions backed by data and analysis.
• Design electrical circuits for hosting RF and communications payloads, including processing, memory, and buses.
• Lead design reviews and support cross-team collaboration; prepare reports and proposals.
• Analyze circuits using SI/PI tools on PCB designs and perform layout trade studies.
• Identify top-level customer requirements and ensure high-quality, innovative designs.
• Conduct cost trades on configurations for manufacturability vs design uncertainty.
• Prepare documentation, reports, and presentations for design reviews and proposals.
• Design and support test campaigns for space hardware.

Skills

Hardware design

Circuit analysis

Schematic design

Board bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Bachelor's degree in physics

Bachelor's degree in material science

Tools

SI/PI tools

PCB design tools

Job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The mission of Amazon Leo’s Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Amazon Leo technology and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

The Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design solutions, focusing on satellite and ground system design and analysis as well as on the design of the various communication and control needs (compute, storage, data transfer, etc.) of the electronics sub-systems. They will be expected to lead a variety of tasks, from schematic design and component selection, circuit analysis and simulation, to layout review and board bring-up and test. They will work across teams and support fellow engineers with design reviews and the preparation of joint reports and proposals. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct trades and analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customer’s goals.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will exhibit the potential to lead small sub-teams of electrical engineers, and be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performed.

Key job responsibilities

• Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis.
• Responsible for electrical circuit design (including digital and analog power) for hosting sensitive RF and communications payloads including processing, memory, and communication buses.
• Strong technical background and work experience designing electronic circuits including Analog Power, Digital Design, Mixed-Signal ADC/DAC, Processors, FPGA, MCU, SoC, Memory, Transceivers, Clock generation and distribution.
• Analyze designed circuits using software tools for performance and characterization including Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) on fabricated Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs.
• Identify top level customer requirements and ensure high quality and innovative designs are pursued.
• Perform electrical design and layout trade studies for electrical and power sub-systems contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams.
• Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty
• Deliver well-written documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts.
• Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, CA, NORTHRIDGE - 122,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually