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.

We are hiring an Hardware Design Engineer to design and commission hardware for satellite production manufacturing and test applications.

This is a highly collaborative position that interfaces with Amazon Leo production, engineering, and IT infrastructure teams.

Key job responsibilities
- Work with design, manufacturing, and production teams to create solutions to improve production safety, quality, and rate.
- Architectural design of industrial controls - component selection and control panel layout.
- Electrical schematics for industrial controls systems - using the GSE Automation ECAD environment and standards, produce high quality documentation for end-users.
- Motion control applications - apply knowledge of pneumatics, electric motors, and closed loop control to design electromechanical automation systems.
- Industrial control programming - configuration and software for PLC, HMI, and data acquisition.
- Commissioning, troubleshooting, training, and long-term ownership for industrial control systems that you design and deliver to production.

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.

A day in the life
This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position. You will work with leaders in multiple technology areas across Amazon Leo to define and develop automation systems to meet the program needs. In addition, you will be responsible for project management, cost estimates and scheduling. 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.

About the team
The Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team is responsible for designing and commissioning automation and tooling for satellite testing and production. This in-house team of engineers work directly with satellite designers, production teams, and manufacturing engineers to solve unique problems in high-volume satellite production.

Technical Support Engineer, GSE Automation