Hardware Development Engineer, Launch Vehicle Integration - Electrical Engineering

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC - M90; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo seeks a Hardware Development Engineer on the Launch Vehicle Integration - Electrical Engineering team to design, develop, test, and sustain electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) for satellite production, integration, and launch operations.

You will work hands-on with electrical hardware across its lifecycle, including schematic design, PCBA development, harnessing, rack-level assemblies, and hardware bring-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience designing and debugging electrical hardware.
• Experience interpreting electrical schematics.
• Hands-on use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies.
• Experience with power distribution, signal interfaces, and harnessing.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing EGSE used for satellite integration, test, and launch operations.
• Troubleshoot EGSE hardware failures and integration issues using schematics, test documentation, and lab equipment.
• Implement design changes to improve reliability and address obsolescence.
• Support engineering change activities, including updates to schematics, BOMs, drawings, and test procedures.
• Perform hardware checkout, acceptance testing, and verification.
• Investigate hardware issues and support root-cause analysis with other engineering teams.
• Provide hands-on electrical support during satellite integration, test, and launch activities, including travel.
• Support design and development of new EGSE hardware under senior guidance.

Skills

Electrical hardware design

Schematic design & interpretation

Laboratory debugging

Power distribution & signal interfaces

Hardware bring-up & verification

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

PCBA CAD tools

Oscilloscopes & DMMs

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As a Hardware Development Engineer on the Launch Vehicle Integration - Electrical Engineering team, you will design, develop, test, and sustain electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) supporting Amazon Leo satellite production, integration, and launch operations.

You will work hands-on with electrical hardware throughout its lifecycle, including schematic design, PCBA development, harnessing, rack-level systems, hardware bring-up, verification, troubleshooting, and maintenance of deployed systems. You will also support improvements and modifications to existing ground support hardware as launch configurations and operational needs evolve.

This role provides an opportunity to work directly with spacecraft and launch integration hardware while developing experience across electrical design, test, production, and launch operations.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• Maintain and support existing electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) used for satellite integration, test, and launch operations.
• Troubleshoot EGSE hardware failures and integration issues using schematics, test documentation, and standard electrical laboratory equipment.
• Implement design changes to existing hardware to improve reliability, address obsolescence, correct issues, or support evolving operational needs.
• Support engineering change and configuration control activities, including updates to schematics, bills of material, drawings, test procedures, and other released documentation.
• Perform hardware checkout, acceptance testing, and verification following established requirements and test procedures.
• Investigate hardware issues and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions in collaboration with other engineering teams.
• Provide hands-on electrical support during satellite integration, test, and launch activities, including occasional travel to integration and launch facilities.
• Support the design and development of new EGSE hardware under the technical direction of more experienced engineers, including schematic design, PCBAs, harnessing, rack-level assemblies, and hardware bring-up.
• Perform supporting electrical analyses and design evaluations for new or modified hardware, including power distribution, voltage drop, current loading, signal interfaces, and component selection.
• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, manufacturing, test, and integration engineers to support reliable operation and continued improvement of EGSE hardware.

About the team

Our team is responsible for delivering launch vehicle integration flight and ground electrical interfaces, and ground support equipment supporting Amazon Leo's satellite constellation. We take ownership and work hard to deliver the highest quality solutions to support the long-term success of Amazon Leo. This team consists of a broad set of technical backgrounds, and we look forward to welcoming people that are excited to help us deliver broadband internet to underserved communities!

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience designing and debugging electrical hardware.
• Experience designing and interpreting electrical schematics.
• Hands-on experience using electrical laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, or logic analyzers.
• Experience with electrical power distribution, signal interfaces, and electrical harnessing.
• Experience bringing up, testing, and troubleshooting electrical hardware.
• Experience developing technical documentation such as schematics, test procedures, engineering drawings, or design documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design
• Experience with PCBA CAD design tools.
• Experience developing electrical ground support equipment, automated test equipment, or similar test and integration hardware.
• Experience with aerospace, spacecraft, launch vehicle, automotive, robotics, defense, or similarly complex hardware systems.
• Experience developing rack-level electrical systems, cable assemblies, or harnessing.
• Experience performing electrical analysis such as voltage drop, power budgeting, component derating, or worst-case circuit analysis.
• Experience with hardware verification, acceptance testing, or qualification testing.
• Experience supporting rel