Systems Engineer, Leo Core Infrastructure Development

Systems Engineer, Leo Core Infrastructure Development

Job  | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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We are seeking a highly experienced systems engineer to drive technical excellence in enterprise infrastructure deployment and operations across Leo’s rapidly expanding global footprint. This role will be instrumental in designing and implementing critical infrastructure systems, establishing technical standards, and ensuring operational readiness across multiple facilities and technical environments.

Successful candidates are technical leaders who combine deep systems engineering expertise with strong architectural vision, have experience scaling infrastructure in regulated environments, and possess comprehensive knowledge across network systems, security controls, and enterprise infrastructure domains. You will serve as a technical authority for infrastructure initiatives while mentoring team members and driving continuous improvement in our systems and processes.

This role requires 50% travel.

• Serve as technical authority for infrastructure design and implementation across Leo’s facilities
• Lead architecture and design of enterprise infrastructure systems including network, compute, and security
• Develop technical standards and specifications for infrastructure deployments
• Guide integration of infrastructure monitoring and management platforms
• Provide technical oversight for critical infrastructure programs
• Drive technical due diligence and risk assessment for new infrastructure initiatives

• Design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions across multiple technical domains
• Lead complex system integration efforts across network, compute, and security infrastructure
• Develop and validate infrastructure deployment architectures
• Create technical requirements and design documentation
• Implement infrastructure lifecycle management processes
• Drive security and compliance validation for infrastructure systems
• Establish monitoring and alerting frameworks for critical infrastructure

• Define standard operating procedures and technical playbooks
• Lead troubleshooting of complex technical issues
• Guide capacity planning and infrastructure scaling initiatives
• Develop automated testing and validation frameworks
• Establish technical metrics and KPIs for infrastructure systems
• Drive continuous improvement in infrastructure reliability and performance

• Mentor other engineers and provide technical guidance to team members
• Review and approve technical designs and implementation plans
• Lead technical post‑mortems and drive systematic improvements
• Collaborate with TPMs and stakeholders on technical strategy
• Represent technical perspective in program planning and execution

In this role, you will serve as a technical leader driving the design and implementation of mission‑critical infrastructure across Leo’s global operations. Your work will directly enable Leo’s manufacturing, testing, and operational capabilities through robust and scalable infrastructure solutions.

• Leading technical design reviews for new infrastructure deployments
• Working with network engineers to validate various configurations
• Collaborating with security teams on implementing standardized physical and logical security controls
• Reviewing monitoring dashboards and analyzing infrastructure performance metrics
• Troubleshooting complex system integration issues across multiple…