Lab Engineer II, Amazon Leo Antenna Development

Amazon

Redmond (WA)

On-site

USD 99,000 - 160,000

Full time

10 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Lab Engineer II to support development activities for state-of-the-art communication hardware in Redmond, WA. You will assist in data collection, repairs, circuit modifications, and maintenance of antenna lab equipment.

Responsibilities include soldering, conformal coating repairs, RF testing, and calibration tasks within the antenna lab environment. The role requires hands-on hardware experience in aerospace or related fields and the

Qualifications

2+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience

Responsibilities

Perform phased array antenna repairs (using soldering equipment)
Perform conformal coating repairs
Collect RF/Antenna data and help process the data
Assist with antenna chamber calibration
Train other technicians in advanced repair techniques

Skills

Hardware development

Test lab experience

Aerospace knowledge

Avionics knowledge

Tools

Soldering

Conformal coating

3D printing

BGA repair

X-ray inspection

Hardware assembly

Job description

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.

As a Lab Engineer II in the Antenna Development org. you will support development activities for state of the art communication hardware. You will assist in data collection, repairs, and circuit modifications. In addition, you will support maintenance and calibration of antenna lab equipment. You will use your electronics, programming, soldering, and rework skills to help engineers achieve design objectives. You will work on state of the art phased array antenna boards, switching power supplies, and high speed data circuits. You will also assist with thermal testing, RF testing, antenna testing and more.

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

Perform phased array antenna repairs (using soldering equipment)
Perform conformal coating repairs
Collect RF/Antenna data and help process the data
Assist with antenna chamber calibration
Train other technicians in advanced repair techniques

Basic Qualifications

2+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience

Preferred Qualifications

Expert level soldering capability
Expert level conformal coating skills
Experienced in making 3D printed parts
Experienced in BGA repairs
Experienced in X-Ray inspection of circuit boards
Familiar with avionics/aerospace electronics requirements
Experienced in assembling hardware

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