Space Hardware Lab Test Engineer – Environmental & TVAC

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Development Lab Test Engineer to join the Prototyping & Integration Team. You will execute environmental and reliability tests to validate hardware for launch and on-orbit conditions, operating vibration/shock systems, thermal chambers, and TVAC equipment to qualify optical terminal assemblies and LRUs.

The role demands hands-on mechanical aptitude, disciplined process execution, and collaboration with design engineers, test technicians, TPMs, and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Experience with product level validation testing (Thermal, EMC/EMI, Shock, Cycle Testing, etc.).
• Experience communicating complex technical information to executives and non-technical leaders.
• Associate's degree in a technical science or engineering-related field, or equivalent with 5+ years of environmental testing experience.
• Experience with test instrumentation including accelerometers, thermocouples, and data acquisition systems.
• Experience reading and executing detailed test plans and procedures in a lab or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a cleanroom or controlled lab environment following ESD and contamination control protocols.

Responsibilities

• Execute environmental test campaigns including vibration, mechanical shock, thermal cycling, TVAC, and HALT/HASS testing per approved test plans and procedures.
• Operate and maintain environmental test equipment including electrodynamic shakers, shock machines, thermal chambers, and thermal-vacuum systems; ensure continuous readiness and calibration.
• Prepare test setups including fixturing, instrumentation (thermocouples, accelerometers), cable routing, and chamber configuration per engineering documentation.
• Monitor in-progress tests for anomalies, equipment faults, or out-of-tolerance conditions; take corrective action and escalate when needed. Validate test data upon completion and document results in test tickets.
• Perform fiber optic splicing and routing in support of optical hardware integration and test configurations.
• Maintain lab cleanliness, organization, and 5S standards; manage consumables inventory and equipment maintenance schedules.
• Communicate testing status and results to cross-functional partners; support the refinement of test procedures and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Mechanical aptitude

Process discipline

ESD/contamination control

Education

Associate's degree in a technical science or engineering-related field

Tools

Accelerometers

Thermocouples

Data acquisition systems

LabVIEW

Dewetron

HBM

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Development Lab Test Engineer to join the Prototyping & Integration Team. You will execute environmental and reliability tests to validate hardware for launch and on-orbit conditions, operating vibration/shock systems, thermal chambers, and TVAC equipment to qualify optical terminal assemblies and LRUs.

The role demands hands-on mechanical aptitude, disciplined process execution, and collaboration with design engineers, test technicians, TPMs, and manufacturing