Senior CT Sustaining System Engineer, Customer Terminals Hardware

Amazon Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$137,300–$185,700 / yr
Posted
8 days ago
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Below market

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This role $162k
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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 CT Sustaining System Engineer, Customer Terminals Hardware

As a Sr. CT Sustaining System Engineer, Customer Terminals Hardware, you will join the team developing cost-optimized Customer Terminal products designed for high-volume production. You will own key hardware designs and perform end-to-end root cause investigations for complex hardware, ASIC, or system failures resulting from field returns and reliability stress tests. Your daily responsibilities include evaluating design architectures to reduce BOM costs, performing engineering trade studies to balance performance and cost, and leading offshore or local engineering teams to set technical strategies. You will also develop hardware validation plans, support automated test systems, and partner with supply chain teams for component sourcing. The role requires expertise in electrical or computer engineering, including knowledge of digital communication systems, error correction, synchronization, spread spectrum, and modulation types such as QPSK, APSK, and QAM to solve complex hardware reliability issues.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end root cause investigations for complex hardware, ASIC, or system failures from field returns and stress tests.
  • Evaluate design architectures and component selections to identify opportunities for BOM cost reduction and simplification.
  • Perform engineering trade studies to balance product performance, requirements, cost, schedule, and customer experience.
  • Lead offshore or local engineering teams while setting technical strategies and coordinating with manufacturing and design teams.
  • Define hardware requirements and develop comprehensive validation and test plans.
  • Develop automated test systems, fixtures, and factory test solutions to minimize production time and costs.
  • Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams for component sourcing and alternate qualification.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
  • 5+ years of experience in hardware design and validation of components, subsystems, and systems.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum for export control compliance.
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent (preferred).
  • PMP certification, or SCRUM/Agile, SAFe certification (preferred).
  • Knowledge of digital communication systems, error correction, synchronization, spread spectrum, and various modulation types (preferred).

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