Launch-Ready Satellite Test Engineer

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 129,200 - 174,800; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo Integrated Vehicle Testing is seeking a Satellite Test Engineer to help architect test infrastructure and guide satellites from build through functional testing, spacecraft validation, and launch preparation.

You will collaborate with avionics, payload, and software teams to design test plans, run campaigns, and develop automation scripts using Python, MATLAB, and C, enabling scalable testing for future satellite generations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware/software systems or systems of systems.
• 3+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems.
• 3+ years in a development environment.
• 3+ years experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
• 2+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, MATLAB, C).

Responsibilities

• Develop, augment, and support testing of components, from subsystems to the full spacecraft to determine suitability for flight.
• Lead the definition and implementation of organization wide 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.
• Own vehicle level test campaigns and 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.
• Design, execute, and analyze RF/payload testing for satellite vehicle-level campaigns, including link budget validation, and RF performance characterization

Skills

Python

MATLAB

C

Test strategy development

Test plan execution

Development experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Aerospace / CS or related field

Job description

Amazon Leo Integrated Vehicle Testing is seeking a Satellite Test Engineer to help architect test infrastructure and guide satellites from build through functional testing, spacecraft validation, and launch preparation.

You will collaborate with avionics, payload, and software teams to design test plans, run campaigns, and develop automation scripts using Python, MATLAB, and C, enabling scalable testing for future satellite generations.