Space Optical Hardware Reliability Engineer

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo by Optical Inter-Satellite Link seeks a Hardware Reliability Engineer to develop reliability strategies for opto-mechanical, electrical, and electro-optical hardware to meet lifetime requirements in a challenging LEO environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams from concept through production, applying Weibull and other statistics to predict and improve product lifetime, while documenting plans, tests and findings and communicating results to leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, material, mechanical engineering or related field.
• Experience with reliability models and methodologies (Weibull, FMEA, FTA, HALT, HASS, ALT, RDT).
• Experience with failure analysis techniques and root cause investigation.
• Experience with data analysis and scripting (Python, MATLAB, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain reliability models for electrical, mechanical, and optical components and assemblies.
• Conduct FMEA, FTA, and RCA for hardware systems and subsystems.
• Define and execute reliability demonstration testing (RDT), ALT, HALT.
• Apply Weibull analysis and other statistics to predict and improve lifetime.
• Establish reliability requirements and verification plans for new products.
• Collaborate with design and system teams to implement Design for Reliability (DfR).
• Investigate field/test failures to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain reliability documentation including test plans and reports.
• Support qualification and validation activities for components and assemblies.
• Communicate reliability findings to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Data analysis

Python scripting

MATLAB scripting

Education

Bachelors in EE/related field

Masters degree preferred

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Weibull analysis

Job description

Amazon Leo by Optical Inter-Satellite Link seeks a Hardware Reliability Engineer to develop reliability strategies for opto-mechanical, electrical, and electro-optical hardware to meet lifetime requirements in a challenging LEO environment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams from concept through production, applying Weibull and other statistics to predict and improve product lifetime, while documenting plans, tests and findings and communicating results to leadership.