Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Ground Equipment, Leo

Sr. Mechanical Engineer – Ground Support Equipment, Amazon Leo

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Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and 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.

The Sr. Mechanical Engineer – Ground Support Equipment is the technical expert in design and operation of launch site ground support equipment (GSE). This role interfaces directly with launch site engineers and management to understand GSE needs for new and existing processing facilities. The engineer will develop cost estimations, lead procurement, manage vendors, run design reviews, and establish acceptance criteria for maintaining and commissioning hardware.

The position is responsible for designs and managing all phases for new and existing ground support equipment in support of Amazon Leo launch operations.

• Design and manage GSE through development and build cycles to support launch operations.
• Coordinate with launch operations personnel to understand operational requirements and develop GSE to meet those requirements.
• Develop and approve specifications for performance, fabrication, acceptance test and maintenance.
• Manage external partners to ensure GSE meets specifications and timelines.
• Establish technical documentation for maintenance and proofload requirements.
• Perform analysis (hand calculations and finite element analysis) to support design.
• Design and analysis of concept CAD models using Siemens NX and Femap.
• Maintain and report on equipment schedule, budget, and technical status.
• Implement and continuously improve GSE operations.
• Assembly, integration, and test takt time and cost optimization planning.
• Shift schedule will vary, depending on production/launch schedules.
• Must be willing and able to perform extended travel up to 25% annually, either domestically or internationally as business needs demand.

The Sr Mechanical Engineer will spend significant amounts of time collaborating with hardware engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to determine GSE needs. They will be responsible for maintaining hardware to support operations, lead GSE efforts at the launch sites and address root causes of failures and issues, implement corrective actions and hardware modifications.

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• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, material science or other related discipline; or relevant experience.
• 10+ years of technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines.
• 10+ years of experience with the design and integration of mechanical systems, electrical systems/components, and/or lifting fixtures.
• 10+ years of experience in CAD modeling and drawings in programs such as Nastran, Solid Works, or CATIA.
• Able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Passport and meet customs entry requirements, including but not…