Space Systems Lab Engineer - Hardware, Test & Integration

Amazon; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon LAB Integrated Systems Solutions is seeking a Lab Engineer to design, integrate, and test space-based and terrestrial systems on Project LEO. You will manage R&D labs, assemble complex subsystems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, reliability, and manufacturability of deliverables.

The role requires hands-on hardware work, attention to safety, and coordination with suppliers and partners in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Assembly & Integration: Build, document, and integrate complex opto-mechanical, opto-electrical, and electro-mechanical satellite assemblies, subsystems, and final space vehicles.
• Lab Management & Operations: Oversee R&D lab spaces, inventory, consumables, asset tracking, and facilities. Drive strict safety protocols for cleanrooms, ESD-sensitive hardware, and FOD control.
• Equipment & Infrastructure: Manage requirements, preventative maintenance, calibrations, and upgrades for test equipment, tooling, DAQ systems, and environmental chambers.
• Logistics & Material Handling: Coordinate receiving and delivery logistics, including heavy rigging, forklifts, and gantry/bridge crane operations.
• Ground Systems & Antennas: Configure, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain satellite ground station antennas, gateway communication systems, and ground hardware.
• Process Improvement & Planning: Identify and document critical process mechanisms to improve lab safety, manufacturing efficiency, and build quality.
• Project & Vendor Management: Conduct project planning, cost analysis, and vendor evaluations. Coordinate subcontractor scheduling, facility infrastructure projects, and maintain rigorous documentation for job status and material flow.

Skills

Hardware design

Validation

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

DAQ systems

Environmental chambers

Job description

Amazon LAB Integrated Systems Solutions is seeking a Lab Engineer to design, integrate, and test space-based and terrestrial systems on Project LEO. You will manage R&D labs, assemble complex subsystems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality, reliability, and manufacturability of deliverables.

The role requires hands-on hardware work, attention to safety, and coordination with suppliers and partners in a fast-paced environment.