Entry-Level Satellite Test Engineer – Flight Validation

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond is seeking an entry level Satellite Test Engineer to help develop and execute testing to qualify new satellite designs for flight. You will collaborate with avionics, payload, and software teams, define test requirements, develop test plans, and execute campaigns to support development tests, with emphasis on Python scripting for automation.

This role offers challenging work with leaders across multiple technology areas and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
• Hands-on experience in design and/or test.

Responsibilities

• Develop, augment, and support testing of components, from subsystems to the full spacecraft to determine suitability for flight.
• Implement 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.
• 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.
• Develop innovative hardware and processes to optimize and improve testing capabilities.

Skills

Python scripting

Test automation

Education

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

Tools

Python

MATLAB

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Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond is seeking an entry level Satellite Test Engineer to help develop and execute testing to qualify new satellite designs for flight. You will collaborate with avionics, payload, and software teams, define test requirements, develop test plans, and execute campaigns to support development tests, with emphasis on Python scripting for automation.

This role offers challenging work with leaders across multiple technology areas and opportunities to