Senior Satellite Avionics Hardware Engineer – Lead & Deliver

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC; Shoreline (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 is seeking a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to lead avionics hardware across the full lifecycle, from architecture through production ramp. You will own subsystem design, drive ECAD and PCB work, and guide cross-functional teams in systems, firmware, manufacturing and test to achieve mission milestones.

You will work with systems engineers to set requirements, perform design reviews, and develop robust validation strategies, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to

Qualifications

• 5+ years hardware development across full product lifecycle (concept through production at scale).
• Experience with PCB design and debug, including processors, FPGAs, power supplies, sensors.
• Experience with high-reliability systems and complex board designs (high-speed interfaces, etc.).
• Experience driving hardware through bring-up, validation, and integration.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of satellite avionics subsystems from architecture to production ramp.
• Lead system/subsystem architecture translating mission requirements into manufacturable hardware.
• Drive circuit design, analysis and ECAD schematic capture to meet performance 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 and develop other engineers.

Skills

Hardware design

ECAD tools

PCB design

FPGAs

Power electronics

High-reliability systems

System integration

Python

C/C++

HIL testing

Firmware development

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ECAD tools

Python scripting

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Senior Aerospace Hardware Engineer to lead avionics hardware across the full lifecycle, from architecture through production ramp. You will own subsystem design, drive ECAD and PCB work, and guide cross-functional teams in systems, firmware, manufacturing and test to achieve mission milestones.

You will work with systems engineers to set requirements, perform design reviews, and develop robust validation strategies, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to