Avionics Test Engineer, Avionics - Leo

Overview

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network dedicated to delivering fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers in underserved areas.

• 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.
• Support 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.

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.

• Bachelor's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 4+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems, and systems experience.
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware, or experience in computer architecture.
• Experience with analog, digital, and high‑speed circuit design.
• Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools.

• Master's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields.
• Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware, or experience programming with at least one software programming language.
• Experience with RF lab equipment including VNA, power meters, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators.
• 3+ years of integration, testing and automation experience.
• Experience in Space Vehicle/Satellite Operations, Space Communications or related industry.
• 3+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands‑on engineering environment experience.

Base salary range:  -  USD annually (USA, WA, Redmond). Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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