Mechanical Engineer, Space Mechanisms & Flight Hardware

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units (RSUs)

Health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a highly innovative Mechanical Engineer to design and develop spacecraft mechanisms for a high‑volume, cost‑constrained environment. You will lead requirements negotiation across disciplines, perform model iterations, and drive designs from concept through qualification.

The role emphasizes hands-on mechanical analysis, reliability testing, and delivering simple, robust solutions that satisfy stringent spaceflight requirements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze requirements, conceive and develop trade studies on mechanism design options.
• Create and iterate detailed CAD models of design options – mechanism geometry, materials / lubrication selections, assembly processes and test methods.
• Analyze (classical / FEA) all load conditions (static, dynamic, thermal, fatigue) for compliance.
• Develop test plans with variable isolation DOEs and statistical analysis for long term reliability assessments as needed.
• Define qualification plans and identify acceptance testing methods at volume production.
• Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty.
• Produce complete design packages – detailed drawings, analysis reports, BOMs, assembly documentation.

Skills

3+ years of mechanical engineering

Moving mechanical assemblies

Prototyping experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks Simulation

Ansys Finite Element Analysis

Python

NX CAD

Teamcenter

Stepper/BLDC motors

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a highly innovative Mechanical Engineer to design and develop spacecraft mechanisms for a high‑volume, cost‑constrained environment. You will lead requirements negotiation across disciplines, perform model iterations, and drive designs from concept through qualification.

The role emphasizes hands-on mechanical analysis, reliability testing, and delivering simple, robust solutions that satisfy stringent spaceflight requirements.