Senior Manager, Satellite Bus Mechanical Engineering

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

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.