Environmental Test Lead, Satellite Hardware & Automation

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs and sign-on payments

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks an experienced Environmental Test Manager to lead the SSL Manufacturing Test engineering team, owning the people, processes, and equipment for functional and environmental tests while building a high-performing group to solve complex challenges at scale.

You will drive test equipment strategy, collaborate with cross-functional partners across electrical, RF, mechanical, thermal, and software teams, and push continuous improvement across SSL zones to accelerate transitions from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of engineering team management experience.
• 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership.
• Experience leading manufacturing of components and assemblies for Space applications.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of frontline support engineers supporting multiple LRU's via functional and environmental testing.
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent; conduct performance reviews and support career growth.
• Set clear goals and priorities for the team; foster a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as an escalation point for technical issues and unblock the engineering team during daily test operations.
• Own the strategy and execution for all test equipment.
• Serve as the primary technical authority and owner for test equipment systems: maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, bring-up, and commissioning of new equipment.
• Troubleshoot and identify root causes of issues in test processes; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Partner with IT Infrastructure professionals to resolve networking and communication issues with test equipment.
• Establish and continuously improve functional test processes to maximize output and enable rapid transition from engineering development to rate production.
• Lead and participate in continuous improvement initiatives across all SSL zones.
• Identify improvement opportunities and execute initiatives to ensure product quality, reduce lead time, and increase productivity.

Skills

Team management

Leadership

Hardware development experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering (preferred)

Job description

Amazon Leo seeks an experienced Environmental Test Manager to lead the SSL Manufacturing Test engineering team, owning the people, processes, and equipment for functional and environmental tests while building a high-performing group to solve complex challenges at scale.

You will drive test equipment strategy, collaborate with cross-functional partners across electrical, RF, mechanical, thermal, and software teams, and push continuous improvement across SSL zones to accelerate transitions from