Senior Satellite Avionics Hardware Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Leo is building a satellite internet system. We seek an exceptional Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end avionics hardware, lead architecture, and drive rigorous design and verification across development, qualification, and production phases.

You will collaborate with systems, firmware, manufacturing, test, and suppliers to achieve program milestones, raise engineering standards, and develop other engineers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• 5+ years of hardware development across full product lifecycle (concept through production at scale).
• Experience with PCB design and debug, 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 and requirements through production ramp, in partnership with peer engineers.
• 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 (architecture, schematic, PCB layout) 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, working closely with design and test engineers.

Skills

System architecture

ECAD tools

PCB design

FPGA experience

Debugging

Python

C/C++

Radiation tolerance

HIL testing

Project leadership

Education

Master's degree in EE/CE

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ECAD tools

PCB layout

Python

C/C++

Job description

Amazon Leo is building a satellite internet system. We seek an exceptional Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end avionics hardware, lead architecture, and drive rigorous design and verification across development, qualification, and production phases.

You will collaborate with systems, firmware, manufacturing, test, and suppliers to achieve program milestones, raise engineering standards, and develop other engineers in a fast-paced environment.