Satellite Hardware Engineer - Early-Career, Full Lifecycle

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo in Redmond, WA is seeking an early-career mechanical engineer to design, test, and deliver hardware for a large satellite constellation. You will design mechanical hardware and create 3D models and drawings across spacecraft structures, packaging, and mechanisms, collaborating with electrical, thermal, and software teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on CAD work, Design for Manufacturability, and data-driven problem solving, with opportunities to own hardware decisions as you grow within

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in engineering and hardware development.
• Experience with 3D CAD and mechanical design processes.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical hardware, assemblies, fixtures, or test equipment using engineering fundamentals and sound design practices.
• Create and release 3D models, drawings, specifications, and other engineering documentation.
• Perform engineering analysis and calculations to support design decisions and verify performance.
• Work directly with technicians, machinists, manufacturing engineers, suppliers, and other partners to build and evaluate hardware.
• Develop and execute engineering tests to characterize hardware, validate designs, and investigate failures.
• Participate in design reviews and communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs to multidisciplinary teams.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles to improve hardware manufacturability, reliability, cost, and production scalability.
• Troubleshoot hardware issues using data, testing, and first-principles engineering.
• Support hardware from early prototype development through qualification, production, and flight.
• Develop increasing technical ownership of hardware and engineering decisions as experience grows.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

3D CAD experience

Hardware design

Communication of technical concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Finite element analysis

Job description

Amazon Leo in Redmond, WA is seeking an early-career mechanical engineer to design, test, and deliver hardware for a large satellite constellation. You will design mechanical hardware and create 3D models and drawings across spacecraft structures, packaging, and mechanisms, collaborating with electrical, thermal, and software teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on CAD work, Design for Manufacturability, and data-driven problem solving, with opportunities to own hardware decisions as you grow within