Satellite Test Engineer

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$99,100–$160,000 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Below market

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This role $130k
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This role pays less than 93% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$184,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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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 622 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Satellite Test Engineer

As a Satellite Test Engineer for the Amazon Leo team, you will perform an entry level role focused on developing and executing tests to qualify new satellite designs for flight. You will collaborate with avionics, payload, software, manufacturing, and ground support teams to define test requirements, design test plans, and develop complex test scripts. Your daily work involves testing components from subsystems to full spacecraft, implementing strategies to mitigate product risks, and creating innovative hardware and processes to optimize testing capabilities. The role requires technical proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and the ability to develop automation sequences using scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, or C. You will solve critical engineering challenges by ensuring that new generations of satellites are thoroughly tested and ready for launch within a low Earth orbit satellite network.

What you'll do

  • Develop and support testing for components ranging from subsystems to full spacecraft to determine flight suitability.
  • Implement test strategies specifically designed to mitigate product risks for stakeholders.
  • Gather requirements from avionics, payload, and software teams to design comprehensive test plans and cases.
  • Create complex test automation sequences using scripting languages such as Python.
  • Develop innovative hardware and processes to optimize and improve overall testing capabilities.
  • Execute test campaigns to support development initiatives for new generations of satellites.

What we're looking for

  • Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
  • Experience with Linux/Unix systems.
  • Hands-on experience in design and/or testing.
  • Experience developing test strategies and plans for complex hardware, software, or systems of systems (preferred).
  • Experience in hardware design and validation of components, subsystems, and systems (preferred).
  • Hands-on testing experience (preferred).
  • Experience developing and executing test plans for aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics systems (preferred).
  • Scripting or programming experience in Python, MATLAB, C, etc. (preferred).

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