As a Senior Electrical Engineer at Amazon Leo, you will join the Manufacturing Engineering Team as a technical lead responsible for driving process development and root cause analysis of failures in spacecraft modules. Your daily tasks include leading yield improvement initiatives through process changes, developing standard rework procedures, enhancing test coverage, and introducing new manufacturing technologies to boost production efficiency. You must have extensive experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design, CAD skills for unassisted automation layout development, and expertise in PCB design and debugging. Preferred qualifications include advanced degrees and additional years of industry experience, particularly in quality metrics, process characterization, and continuous improvement methodologies such as LEAN Manufacturing and Design for Testability. This role involves working on cutting-edge spacecraft technology at a large scale, requiring deep technical knowledge and leadership skills.
Skills
CAD
PCB
FPGAs
photodiodes
ADCs
sensors
analog
digital
high-speed_circuit_design
DFM
DFT
LEAN_Manufacturing
embedded_firmware
quality_metrics
process_characterization
Product_Quality
Reliability
Continuous_Process Improvement
What you'll do
Lead technical investigations into production failures to identify root causes.
Develop and implement process improvements to enhance manufacturing efficiency.
Create standard rework procedures and test coverage enhancements for electrical modules.
Introduce innovative manufacturing technologies to optimize testing methodologies.
Provide feedback on design for manufacturability (DFM) for board-level components.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent required.
7+ years of experience with electro-optical hardware development, including analog/mixed-signal design.
Experience in CAD skills and PCB design and debugging.
Capable of developing an integrated automation layout unassisted.
Understanding of quality metrics, process characterization, and continuous improvement techniques.
Market check
Salary context
This
$137,300–$185,700
range sits above
55%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$123,400–$198,000
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$137,875–$202,325
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
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
38 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$129,800–$180,150
across 38 roles with salary data.
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