Sr. Test Engineer, Leo - Avionics

Sr. Test Engineer, Amazon Leo - Avionics

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

We are looking for a Sr. Electrical test engineer who combines superb technical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. You will work with a team of top‑notch engineers and will collaborate with multiple spacecraft design, test, and operations teams. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven’t been solved at scale before.

Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun, and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people.

• Work with key stakeholders across hardware and software development teams to define test strategy and requirements.
• Define electrical component and subsystem test plans as needed to ensure robust electrical designs for space applications.
• Lead the planning and execution of design verification test, qualification, reliability, and production test campaigns for avionics subsystems.
• Support the various aspects of the test engineering team through test system architecture, equipment selection, PCB design, harness design, test system build and integration, and test system commissioning and delivery to customers.
• Lead test system design reviews, test plan reviews, test readiness reviews, and test results reviews.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams including electrical engineering, RF engineering, mechanical engineering, software, reliability, manufacturing, program management, etc.

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.

As part of the Avionics Test Engineering team, you will develop and deliver test systems for avionics subsystems for both development and production test. You will be responsible for development test campaigns, which include board level electrical design verification test, LRU qualification test, and reliability test.

Our team designs and delivers the test systems that enable qualifying and acceptance testing the hardware subsystems for the flight computer, power delivery, and RF systems on the satellite avionics bus. Our team leads design verification, qualification, and reliability testing for our avionics subsystems.

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience with lab equipment like spectrum analyzers, signal generators, electronic loads, power supplies, network analyzers, high‑speed oscilloscopes, etc.
• 5+ years testing with SoCs, DRAMs, FPGAs, multi‑gigabit interfaces, power converters, sensors, operational amplifiers, and ADCs/DACs.
• Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.
• Experience with complex board designs, including high‑speed interconnects, high‑reliability designs, avionics, vehicle control systems, and/or motor & actuator control electronics.
• Experience with debugging designs with microprocessors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors.

• 7+ years designing and/or testing with SoCs, DRAMs, FPGAs, multi‑gigabit interfaces, power converters, sensors, operational amplifiers, ADCs/DACs, high speed printed circuit boards, and harnessing.
• Experience with writing test specifications and procedures.
• Experience with executing test, reporting/dispositioning bugs, and providing status/results updates.
• Experience with space hardware qualification (MIL Std 1540 / SMC‑S‑016).
• Experience in two or more areas: EMI/EMC test, design verification test, radiation test,…