Payload Hardware Engineer — PCBA & High-Speed Digital Design

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSU eligibility

Job summary

Amazon Leo is hiring a HW Dev Engineer - Payload to own PCBA development from concept through production. You will design sub-systems, high-speed digital circuitry, and lead vendor engagement for DFM reviews, with test planning and board bring-up across modules.

The role collaborates with multiple teams and suppliers to optimize performance, cost, and manufacturability, and includes responsibilities across testing and production hand-off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation.
• 4+ years of industry experience in mixed signal PCBA design.
• 3+ years using schematic tools (Xpedition, OrCAD, or Altium).
• 2+ years using lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multi-meters.
• 1+ years of experience in high-speed digital design (SERDES, Ethernet, PCIe).

Responsibilities

• Own PCBA development from concept through production.
• Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems.
• Design high-speed digital circuitry in collaboration with various teams.
• Lead and review schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Lead PCB vendor engagement for DFM review.
• Optimize PCB stack-up for performance and cost.
• Generate test plans/procedures based off high level requirement definition.
• Complete board bring-up and perform test campaigns for different modules and subsystems.
• Design of automated test systems, test fixtures, and factory test.
• Support the transition of the designs to production.

Skills

Mixed-signal PCBA design

High-speed digital design

Schematic tools

Lab equipment proficiency

Prototyping & implementation

SERDES/Ethernet/PCIe basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

Cadence OrCAD

Altium Designer

Job description

Amazon Leo is hiring a HW Dev Engineer - Payload to own PCBA development from concept through production. You will design sub-systems, high-speed digital circuitry, and lead vendor engagement for DFM reviews, with test planning and board bring-up across modules.

The role collaborates with multiple teams and suppliers to optimize performance, cost, and manufacturability, and includes responsibilities across testing and production hand-off.