Environmental Test Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Kirkland, WA
Salary
$117,300–$160,000 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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About Amazon Inc

Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing

Amazon Inc currently has 665 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Environmental Test Engineer

JOB TITLE: Environmental Test Engineer, Amazon Leo As an Environmental Test Engineer on the SSL team, you will serve as the primary owner for a specific class of environmental test equipment, including Thermal, TVAC, Vibe, Shock, or HASS systems. You will be responsible for maintaining equipment reliability, managing third-party vendor relationships, and establishing standardized work instructions to enable technician operations. Your daily work involves troubleshooting complex hardware and software issues, analyzing test data to improve throughput and first-pass yield, and mentoring technicians. You must be able to interpret thermal ramp traces and shaker response curves while triaging errors in LabVIEW and Python code. This role supports the Space Simulation Lab, ensuring flight hardware survives launch and orbit conditions for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation providing broadband internet.

What you'll do

  • Serve as the primary owner for a specific class of environmental test equipment, managing its configuration, maintenance, and calibration.
  • Provide technical leadership to troubleshoot equipment issues from initial response through root cause analysis and corrective action.
  • Manage relationships with third-party vendors for equipment service, spare parts, upgrades, and technical escalations.
  • Establish standardized test processes and work instructions to enable technicians to operate equipment with minimal supervision.
  • Train and mentor technicians on equipment operation while maintaining accurate technical documentation.
  • Analyze test data to validate procedures and lead projects that increase throughput and improve first-pass yield.
  • Triage errors in LabVIEW and Python code and diagnose equipment behavior using knowledge of industrial control loops.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field.
  • Experience in complex work environments including robotics, automation, diagnostic, and test equipment.
  • Experience troubleshooting and debugging technical systems with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication.
  • Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools and experience developing product test frameworks.
  • Experience in reliability/maintenance environments or experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Master's degree or above in engineering or equivalent (preferred).
  • Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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