Senior Electrical Engineer, Satellite Avionics
Amazon Inc
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This role pays more than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $136,875–$193,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $187k versus about $165k for comparable roles.
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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
Amazon Inc currently has 643 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $143,700–$194,400 across 636 roles with salary data.
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The Senior Electrical Engineer, Satellite Avionics joins the avionics hardware development team to build critical components for Amazon Leo satellites. This role involves owning the end-to-end delivery of satellite avionics subsystems, including power delivery, propulsion, and attitude control. The engineer will lead system architecture, translate mission requirements into manufacturable hardware designs, and drive circuit design, analysis, and ECAD schematic capture. Daily responsibilities include leading hardware design reviews, developing bring-up and qualification test strategies, and performing root cause resolution across production. Required skills include experience with PCB design, processors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors. The role addresses the technical challenge of developing high-reliability, radiation-tolerant hardware for space-based systems, ensuring robust execution from initial concept through production ramp in a fast-paced environment.
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Median $152150 from 147 postings across 24 companies.
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