Senior Space Systems I&T Engineer

Socket.dev; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs and benefits package

Job summary

Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) Engineering seeks a highly technical System I&T Engineer to design, build, and validate test systems for complex space and ground equipment. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure integration and verification across satellite bus, RF/optical payloads, and ground terminals.

The role emphasizes ownership of test procedures, automation, data analysis, and collaboration with suppliers and customers in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in space vehicle, bus, RF payload, optical payload, or ground terminal integration and test.
• 8+ years of experience developing space or communication system test requirements, plans, and procedures for system and software design verification and validation.
• 6+ years of experience developing code in C, C++, Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, Docker, Rust on Linux platforms and experience with industry standard coding practices.
• 5+ years of experience building complex test systems including integrating test software.
• Experience with testing satellite communications payloads, optical communications payload, spacecraft bus and constituent subsystems, space vehicle, or ground terminals.
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft integration, flatsat testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or mission operations.
• 5+ years of experience in the use of standard electronic lab test equipment (i.e. network analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, multimeters, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provide System and Software Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
• Provide system-level test design technical expertise to one or more of the following products and services: satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
• Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans and procedures to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements.
• Create test algorithms, test scripts, automation and calibration routines for test systems as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated satellites, bus, payloads or sub-systems.
• Analyze system and software test data and engage with cross functionally with teammates, partners, suppliers, or customers to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
• Architect, design, and validate test software and hardware for mechanical, optical, and electrical support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification.
• Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage, performance results and other KPI metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers.
• Effectively manage and track to closure test anomalies, defects, and bugs; Debug, root-cause, and make continuous improvements of control systems in a high-rate production environment

Skills

Space systems integration

Test software development

C/C++

Python

LabVIEW

Docker

Rust

HIL testing

Electronics test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics

Master's degree or above

Tools

Docker

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) Engineering seeks a highly technical System I&T Engineer to design, build, and validate test systems for complex space and ground equipment. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure integration and verification across satellite bus, RF/optical payloads, and ground terminals.

The role emphasizes ownership of test procedures, automation, data analysis, and collaboration with suppliers and customers in a fast-paced environment.