Satellite Hardware Reliability Engineer

Amazon Inc.; 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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Reliability Engineer to drive design for reliability in Amazon Leo hardware systems in Redmond, WA. You will lead reliability analyses, develop test campaigns, and work with subsystem teams on component selection and qualification.

The role involves system-level modeling, risk assessment, and experience with PCBs, derating, and FMEAs, ensuring targets meet mission requirements for space applications.

Qualifications

• Experience developing functional specs, DVPs and test procedures
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Materials, Reliability or Electrical Engineering or related field
• 3+ years in hardware reliability, preferably in satellites/space
• Knowledge of reliability principles and tools
• Knowledge of environmental testing
• Proficiency in failure analysis and materials characterization
• Familiarity with PCBs/PCBAs and moving assemblies

Responsibilities

• Assist with building a center of excellence for reliability analysis and testing
• Develop HALT, HASS and accelerated life test campaigns
• Define sample sizes and test specifications to demonstrate target reliability and confidence numbers
• Develop subsystem reliability models and establish reliability allocations across components to meet reliability targets
• Review, guide, and support subsystem team component selections, derating and FMEAs
• Support component and manufacturing process qualification
• Drive root cause investigation and failure analysis for hardware failures

Skills

Hardware reliability engineering

Reliability principles

Environmental testing knowledge

Failure analysis

Electronics familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Reliability Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Reliability Engineer to drive design for reliability in Amazon Leo hardware systems in Redmond, WA. You will lead reliability analyses, develop test campaigns, and work with subsystem teams on component selection and qualification.

The role involves system-level modeling, risk assessment, and experience with PCBs, derating, and FMEAs, ensuring targets meet mission requirements for space applications.