Senior Satellite Avionics Hardware Engineer

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Leo in Redmond, WA seeks a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end satellite avionics hardware from architecture to production ramp. You will lead architecture, perform circuit design, and drive ECAD schematic capture with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, manufacturing, and test.

The role emphasizes bringing up and qualifying hardware, establishing verification frameworks, and guiding production readiness in a fast-paced, high-reliability environment.

Qualifications

• Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• 5+ years of hardware development across the full product lifecycle (concept through production at scale).
• Experience with PCB design and debugging, including processors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors.
• Experience with complex board designs (e.g., high-speed interfaces, power electronics, or high-reliability systems).
• Experience using ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience driving hardware through bring-up, validation, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of satellite avionics subsystems, from architecture through production ramp.
• Lead system and subsystem architecture, translating mission requirements into manufacturable hardware designs.
• Drive circuit design, analysis, and ECAD schematic capture to meet performance and reliability targets.
• Lead hardware design reviews and set the technical bar for design quality.
• Develop and execute bring-up, verification, and qualification test strategies.
• Lead debugging and root cause resolution across development, qualification, and production.
• Establish requirements, traceability, and verification frameworks for hardware subsystems.
• Lead production readiness and ramp, including test strategy, yield improvement, and issue resolution.
• Influence cross-functional teams to deliver program milestones.
• Act as a technical leader, raising engineering standards and developing other engineers.

Skills

Functional specifications

Design verification

Hardware development

PCB design

ECAD tooling

Hardware integration

Systems engineering

Schematic capture

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

ECAD tools

Python/C++

Job description

Amazon Leo in Redmond, WA seeks a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end satellite avionics hardware from architecture to production ramp. You will lead architecture, perform circuit design, and drive ECAD schematic capture with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, manufacturing, and test.

The role emphasizes bringing up and qualifying hardware, establishing verification frameworks, and guiding production readiness in a fast-paced, high-reliability environment.