Optical Engineer, Amazon Leo - OISL

Amazon Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $96,600–$160,000 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Optical Engineer, Amazon Leo - OISL

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Optical Engineer, Amazon Leo - OISL joins a multi-disciplinary team developing and testing hardware for optical communications between satellites. The role involves leading manufacturing processes for optical communications components and subsystems, prototyping and testing next-generation optical designs, and preparing technical reports for stakeholder review. The engineer will work with vendors to design and qualify optical components and assemblies. Required skills include experience with test plan development, building test bench infrastructure, and verifying designs. Technical expertise must include lasers, detectors, modulators, optical fiber, and devices, as well as analyzing and troubleshooting PCBAs and opto-electronic communications systems. The position requires a strong foundation in optics and optical physics to solve problems within the low Earth orbit satellite network's optical communications system.

Skills

Optical Engineering Optical Physics Fiber Optics Lasers Detectors Modulators Opto-electronic Communications PCBAs Automated Testing Optical System Characterization Optical Design Free Space Optical Communications Test Plan Development Hardware Engineering

What you'll do

Lead the development of manufacturing processes for optical communications components and subsystems.
Prototype and test next-generation optical designs.
Prepare technical reports for stakeholder review.
Design and qualify optical components and assemblies with vendors and internal teams.
Develop test plans and build necessary test bench infrastructure.
Verify designs through automated testing and optical system characterization.
Analyze and troubleshoot PCBAs and opto-electronic communications systems.

What we're looking for

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or granted asylum.
Bachelor’s Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electronics, or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
Experience with test plan development, building test bench infrastructure, and verifying designs.
Experience with lasers, detectors, modulators, optical fiber, and devices including testing and characterization.
Experience with fiber optics components and handling of optical fiber.
Experience analyzing and troubleshooting PCBAs and opto-electronic communications systems.
Experience in automated testing and optical system characterization.
Export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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