Senior Satellite Avionics Hardware Engineer

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 135,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on payments

Restricted stock units

Health coverage

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer in Redmond, WA to deliver satellite avionics subsystems end to end, from architecture through production ramp. You will lead system and subsystem architectures, drive circuit design, and oversee ECAD schematic capture and PCB layout reviews.

The role emphasizes hardware bring-up, verification, and qualification across high‑reliability environments, with collaboration across firmware, systems, and supplier teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing hardware across the full product lifecycle.
• Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
• Experience designing and debugging PCBs, including boards with processors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors.
• Experience with complex board designs, such as high-speed interfaces, power electronics, or high-reliability systems.
• Experience using ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience leading hardware through bring-up, validation, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver satellite avionics subsystems end to end, from architecture and requirements through production ramp, in collaboration with fellow engineers.
• Lead system and subsystem architecture, turning mission needs into designs suitable for manufacturing.
• Drive circuit design, analysis, and ECAD schematic capture to meet performance and reliability goals.
• Lead architecture, schematic, and PCB layout reviews, setting a high standard for design quality.
• Develop and carry out bring-up, verification, and qualification test strategies.
• Direct debugging and root-cause resolution during development, qualification, and production in partnership with design and test engineers.
• Define subsystem requirements, traceability, and hardware verification frameworks.
• Lead production readiness and ramp, including test planning, yield improvement, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with systems, firmware, manufacturing, test, and supplier teams to achieve program milestones.
• Provide technical leadership, strengthen engineering practices, and support the development of other engineers.
• Design and test satellite sensing and control systems, including power delivery, propulsion, and attitude control hardware.
• Guide hardware through lifecycle, from component selection and schematic design to layout review, bring-up, validation and system integration.

Skills

PCB design

ECAD tools

Hardware bring-up

Design verification

Python

C/C++

System architecture

Education

Masters degree in electrical engineering

Tools

ECAD/ schematic capture tools

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer in Redmond, WA to deliver satellite avionics subsystems end to end, from architecture through production ramp. You will lead system and subsystem architectures, drive circuit design, and oversee ECAD schematic capture and PCB layout reviews.

The role emphasizes hardware bring-up, verification, and qualification across high‑reliability environments, with collaboration across firmware, systems, and supplier teams.