Satellite Test Engineer — Production & Systems Lead

Amazon Inc.; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Test Engineer to plan, execute, and optimize satellite hardware testing for flight readiness. You will help bring up integrated satellite assemblies, run environmental and functional campaigns, and analyze failures with engineers across electrical, mechanical and software teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, aerospace engineering or equivalent.
• 1+ years in a Space/Aerospace/Military/Automotive hardware testing environment.
• 1+ years of test experience with embedded systems, integrated systems, or flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, document and execute test operations to validate satellite systems for flight to meet Kuiper production build rates.
• Bring-up, test and troubleshoot integrated satellite assemblies.
• Lead acceptance and qualification test campaigns for development satellite system designs.
• Analyze test failures to understand defects and provide design recommendations to improve performance, reliability and yield.
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical and RF performance problems with cross-functional teams.
• Specify, procure and set up test cell layouts for the production floor.
• Write technical specifications for system assembly and test from scratch.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/electrical/aerospace engineering

Tools

Linux

Test equipment

Programming

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Test Engineer to plan, execute, and optimize satellite hardware testing for flight readiness. You will help bring up integrated satellite assemblies, run environmental and functional campaigns, and analyze failures with engineers across electrical, mechanical and software teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.