Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 137,300 - 185,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer for its Redmond location. This role focuses on the design of mechanical ground support equipment for its low Earth orbit satellite broadband project. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, at least 7 years of experience with CAD design, and a background in hardware design for production. The position offers a salary range of $137,300 to $185,700 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience with mechanical design and CAD tools.
• Experience with high end precision mechanisms.
• Knowledge of production process development and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design various mechanical ground support equipment.
• Generate detailed 3D CAD assemblies for satellite systems.
• Coordinate with engineering and management teams for production.

Skills

CAD design

Mechanical engineering

DFM/DFA

Prototyping

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Siemens NX

Ansys Finite Element analysis tool

Agile tools like JIRA and Confluence

Job description

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

The Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer will be a member of the Amazon Leo Inter-Satellite Link team, focusing on the design of the various mechanical ground support equipment (GSE), including assembly, alignment, and testing fixturing and tooling. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in performing design, analysis, sizing, and selection of mechanical mechanisms and components for development and production environments.

This is a hands‑on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical analytical, and documentation capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a qualified physical design, while optimizing to support high volume production and meeting cross discipline requirements.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience with CAD design
• 7+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with design and development of hardware at scale (High End Precision Mechanisms desired)
• Experience with prototyping and implementation
• Experience in DFM/DFA and manufacturing process development. Applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials
• Strong of file design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space and GSE hardware.
• Generate detailed 3D CAD assemblies/components and drawings as deliverables, specifically assembly, alignment and test GSE for satellite systems, using Siemens NX.
• Coordinate with other engineers, manufacturing and program management to ensure design intent and cost effectiveness of production are achieved.
• Develop documentation and presentation of materials for technical design reviews.
• Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space and GSE hardware.

A day in the life

As a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, your tasks would vary between fixturing and tooling design, design reviews, building and qualifying. This is a cross‑functional role requiring leadership skills, and constant interaction with multiple HW/SW design teams and end‑users. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You will be expected to work with a team of top‑notch engineers and collaborate with multiple other spacecraft design and integration teams. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, working in a fast‑paced work environment, with a high degree of autonomy and relish the idea of solving problems that haven’t been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience with CAD design
• 7+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience with design and development of hardware at scale (High End Precision Mechanisms desired)
• Experience with prototyping and implementation
• Experience in DFM/DFA and manufacturing process development. Applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with CAD design in NX, TeamCenter
• Experience with production fixturing and tooling design
• Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
• Knowledge of Ansys Finite Element analysis tool
• 5+ years of experience with development, test, deployment of aerospace systems
• Experience with specifying/justifying design margins and test sequences, and qualifying space systems.
• Ability to lead interdisciplinary discussions between Hardware, Reliability, and Firmware teams to define and drive scope and clarity of work, and reach optimum system level trade‑offs
• Strong time and task management skills with consistent attention to detail
• Provides manufacturing decision‑making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
• Use of engineering project management software such as JIRA, Confluence, or other Agile tools
• Strong communication, documentation and writing skills

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, WA, Redmond - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually