Senior Manager, Bus Mechanical Engineering, Amazon Leo

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 282,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Senior Manager, Bus Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical realization of the satellite bus across architecture, design, qualification, production and launch operations.

You will manage a manager-of-managers team spanning structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design, collaborating with electrical and thermal peers to deliver a producible, reliable space system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of new hardware products development experience.
• 5+ years of people management experience.
• Demonstrated experience owning mechanical system integration across multiple subsystems.
• Proven track record of leading hardware through full lifecycle: design, qualification, production, and operation readiness.
• Experience making high-judgment technical and organizational decisions with program-level impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a manager-of-managers organization spanning structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design.
• Own mechanical architecture, integration strategy, and cross-vertical trade decisions at the satellite bus level.
• Serve as the single mechanical interface to peer electrical, thermal, structural analysis, manufacturing, NPI, and production organizations.
• Ensure mechanical designs scale into qualification and high-rate production with quality and configuration control.
• Own mechanical readiness across development, production, integration, transport, and launch operations.
• Resolve complex technical and organizational tradeoffs with lasting vehicle and program impact.
• Establish integration standards and decision frameworks to reduce risk and churn.
• Drive headcount planning and staffing strategy across multiple job families.
• Represent bus mechanical engineering in senior leadership reviews and system forums.

Skills

People management

Cross-functional leadership

Hardware development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

The Senior Manager, Bus Mechanical Engineering is responsible for the mechanical realization of the Amazon Leo satellite bus across its full lifecycle - from architecture and design through qualification, production, and launch operations.

This role leads multiple mechanical verticals, including bus structures, avionics mechanical, harness engineering, launch support, and vehicle design, and ensures they operate as an integrated system. The Senior Manager provides single-threaded ownership for mechanical tradeoffs, interface management, and execution across concurrent vehicle configurations, balancing technical rigor, producibility, schedule, and mission risk.

This role manages frontline engineering managers, partners closely with peer electrical, thermal, and production organizations, and serves as the primary mechanical authority in system-level decision forums.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and develop a manager-of-managers organization spanning structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design
• Own mechanical architecture, integration strategy, and cross-vertical trade decisions at the satellite bus level
• Serve as the single mechanical interface to peer electrical, thermal, structural analysis, manufacturing, NPI, and production organizations
• Ensure mechanical designs scale effectively into qualification and high-rate production with consistent quality and configuration control
• Own mechanical readiness across development, production, integration, transport, and launch operations
• Resolve complex, high-judgment technical and organizational tradeoffs with lasting vehicle and program impact
• Establish integration standards, escalation paths, and decision frameworks to reduce late-stage risk and execution churn
• Drive headcount planning, skill mix, and long-range staffing strategy across multiple job families
• Represent bus mechanical engineering in senior leadership reviews, system forums, and milestone readiness assessments

A day in the life

In this role, you balance system-level decision making with organizational leadership. Your day may include reviewing cross-discipline tradeoffs with electrical and thermal peers, aligning managers on priorities across multiple vehicle configurations, and resolving integration or production issues that span teams. You participate in system and readiness reviews, guide escalation on high-risk mechanical decisions, and partner with production and launch teams to ensure execution remains aligned with mission goals. Throughout the day, you coach managers, set technical direction, and ensure the organization is operating as a cohesive, execution-focused system.

About The Team

The Bus Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for translating satellite architecture into a qualified, producible, and launch-ready vehicle. The organization spans structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design, working closely with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, and operations partners. The team operates in a fast-paced environment with multiple vehicle variants in parallel, emphasizing strong integration, disciplined decision-making, and ownership of outcomes. Collaboration, accountability, and a focus on mission success are core to how the team works.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field
• 10+ years of new hardware products development experience
• 5+ years of people management, managing engineers experience
• Demonstrated experience owning mechanical system integration across multiple subsystems (e.g., structures, avionics packaging, harnessing, launch or operational interfaces)
• Proven track record of leading hardware through full lifecycle phases, including design, qualification, production, and operational readiness
• Experience making high-judgment technical and organizational decisions with program-level impact on cost, schedule, and mission risk
• Strong cross-functional leadership experience, partnering with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, quality, and operations organizations

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Experience supporting high-rate production of complex hardware systems with multiple concurrent configurations or block upgrades
• Experience leading manager-of-managers organizations in a technical environment
• Background in launch vehicle integration, satellite deployment systems, or launch operations
• Familiarity with structural, dynamic, and environmental qualification standards for space hardware
• Experience operating in large, matrixed engineering organizations with multiple peer senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to scale engineering organizations through growth, change, or rapid program evolution

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Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including:

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, REDMOND - 208,300.00 - 281,800.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Job ID: A10489854