Senior Systems Engineer, Satellite Avionics

Amazon Inc

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Redmond, WA
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$151,200–$204,600 / yr
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102 days ago
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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 · Senior Systems Engineer, Satellite Avionics

JOB TITLE: Senior Systems Engineer, Satellite Avionics The Senior Systems Engineer, Satellite Avionics joins the Avionics Electrical Engineering team to develop critical hardware components for Amazon Leo satellites. This role involves owning the systems engineering execution for avionics hardware products from initial architecture and requirements through qualification, production ramp, and on-orbit support. You will lead product-level hardware architecture, translating vehicle and mission needs into manufacturable design requirements while managing electrical, functional, data, timing, power, and fault-management interfaces. Key responsibilities include developing requirements traceability, leading architecture reviews, and driving technical trades across electrical, mechanical, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams. You will utilize systems engineering tools to ensure hardware designs meet performance, reliability, and safety standards for satellite functions like propulsion, attitude control, and flight computers in a low Earth orbit environment.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $160000 from 251 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the systems engineering execution for avionics hardware products from architecture through on-orbit support.
  • Translate vehicle and mission needs into clear, achievable, and manufacturable design requirements.
  • Develop and maintain product requirements, functional architectures, interface definitions, and verification traceability.
  • Manage electrical, functional, data, timing, power, and fault-management interfaces between avionics and the satellite.
  • Lead product requirements, architecture, interface, and verification readiness reviews.
  • Drive technical trades to ensure designs meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturability needs.
  • Develop and execute verification and qualification strategies to demonstrate compliance with hardware design requirements.
  • Support production readiness by ensuring requirements, interfaces, and verification evidence remain complete and controlled.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of experience developing complex hardware systems across the full product lifecycle from concept through production.
  • Experience with architecture or systems engineering.
  • Experience providing technical leadership on high-impact cross-functional technical projects.
  • Experience defining and managing interfaces between hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, or vehicle-level systems.
  • Experience developing requirements traceability and verification plans.
  • Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates.

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