Senior Space Electronics Component Engineer & Leader

Amazon Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; 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 Sr. Component Engineer to lead critical electronic component decisions in our space systems program.

You will partner with engineering, supply chain and quality teams to drive failure analyses, corrective actions and supplier management in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of component engineering experience in aerospace or related sectors, with strong eCAD and PLM tool expertise, and a track record of

Qualifications

• Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Experience mentoring team members on best practices.
• Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• 5+ years working as a Component Engineer in space, aerospace, industrial, automotive, or other high-tech industry.
• Experience working with and maintaining an eCAD library.
• Expertise with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• Experience leading component qualification programs for space or aerospace applications.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the core Commodity Engineering team while operating within the Electronic Supply Chain team.
• Serve as a senior technical authority for Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.
• Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to lead Component Failure Analysis investigations and drive systemic Corrective Actions that prevent recurrence.
• Working closely with the Global Commodity Manager and Material Program Manager team, identify and recommend potential alternate parts for risk and issue mitigation and/or cost reduction.
• Partnering with the Commodity Engineering and Electrical Engineering teams as well as the Global Commodity Managers, define the long term preferred vendor list for electronic component vendors.
• Enforce requirements compliance standards for Electrical Component Requests.
• Alternate component research to reduce supply chain risk.
• Drive equivalency research strategy to expand and diversify component options.
• Drive alignment across design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain leadership on component strategy.
• Develop, implement, and improve component related problem resolution strategies in the supply chain with Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Reliability.

Skills

Component engineering

Space/Aerospace

Cross-functional leadership

eCAD knowledge

PLM knowledge

Obsolescence analysis

Radiation effects

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

eCAD library management

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. Component Engineer to lead critical electronic component decisions in our space systems program.

You will partner with engineering, supply chain and quality teams to drive failure analyses, corrective actions and supplier management in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of component engineering experience in aerospace or related sectors, with strong eCAD and PLM tool expertise, and a track record of