Manager, Bus Manufacturing Test Engineering, Manufacturing Integrated Satellite Test

Amazon 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.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Directly manage a team of test process and frontline support engineers supporting satellite bus manufacturing via functional testing
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent; conduct performance reviews and support career growth
• Set clear goals and priorities for the team; foster a culture of ownership, safety, and continuous improvement
• Serve as an escalation point for technical issues and unblock the engineering team during daily test operations

• Own the strategy and execution for functional tests in compliance with applicable standards including MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, and MIL-STD-1540
• Serve as the primary technical authority and owner for automated test equipment (EGSE and test systems): maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, bring-up, and commissioning of new equipment
• Troubleshoot and identify root causes of issues in test processes; implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Partner with IT Infrastructure professionals to resolve networking and communication issues with test equipment
• Establish and continuously improve functional test processes to maximize output and enable rapid transition from engineering development to rate production

• Identify improvement opportunities and execute initiatives to ensure product quality, reduce lead time, and increase productivity
• Enable production test autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work procedures, and automating actions
• Participate in lean manufacturing improvement efforts and drive operational excellence initiatives
• Establish and maintain calibration procedures and visual management of production tooling and equipment

• Partner with cross-functional teams including electrical engineering, RF engineering, mechanical engineering, thermal engineering, test software, flight software, reliability, maintenance, quality, and program management
• Represent the Integrated Satellite Testing value stream in program reviews, roadmap planning, and resource discussions with senior leadership

As the Engineering Manager of the Bus Manufacturing Test Engineering team, you will balance people leadership with hands‑on technical engagement. Your days will include coaching and developing your engineering team, reviewing test rack readiness and calibration status, and engaging directly with cross‑functional partners to align on priorities for continuous improvement and new process development. You will be the go‑to engineering leader when production issues arise — driving rapid root cause analysis and corrective action.

You will also spend time building the team’s long‑term capabilities: hiring great engineers, developing processes that scale, and investing in automation that reduces manual burden on your team.

This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

• 3+ years of engineering team management experience
• 2+ years of project management (including scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and critical path…