Amazon

Power Test Engineer, Satellite Power Hardware-In-The-Loop, Amazon Leo

Amazon$117K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
  • 2+ years of experience in a hardware or software test role
  • Experience with power systems in automotive, autonomy, consumer electronics, or energy storage
  • Working knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals and test equipment
  • Ability to manage small to medium technical projects in a hardware or test engineering environment

Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, and automate new vehicle test cases to validate satellite performance
  • Troubleshoot anomalies in production hardware and software test in collaboration with operators and engineers
  • Build standard operating procedures for routine satellite operations to minimize issues
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather test venue needs and perform necessary trade-offs
  • Provide test input to vehicle power system design trade studies
  • Design and deploy test systems hardware and software for validating system performance

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement support
  • Access to employee assistance programs and mental health support
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Test Engineer, who is familiar with the validation of hardware and software stacks that comprise of our satellite's vehicle power system. We support the design, build, and test of complex vehicle power hardware and software systems for Amazon Leo satellites. This role is hands-on and spans flight vehicle design and verification, test infrastructure design reviews, cross-functional technical engagement, and execution of validation campaigns for current and next-generation power components and systems of the Amazon Leo Satellite product roadmap. You will work closely with Electric, Systems, Mechanical, Thermal, Reliability, Manufacturing, and external partners to ensure power systems meet targeted performance, safety, and mission requirements.

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.

Key job responsibilities

- Architect, design, and automate new vehicle test cases that validate and verify satellite performance against requirements

- Work with operators and engineers to troubleshoot anomalies found in production hardware and software test

- Build standard operating procedures to scale routine satellite operations and reduce recurring issues and non conformances

- Collaborate cross-functionally with Power Systems testing stakeholders (electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, etc.) to capture power systems test venue needs and requirements and perform trade-offs to meet those requirements

- Provide test input to vehicle power system design trade studies and support next-generation power systems development

- Design, prototype, and deploy test systems hardware and software to verify and validate power systems performance against requirements.

About the team

The Satellite Power HITL team is responsible for ensuring the safety, performance, and reliability of spacecraft power systems (battery, solar, power distribution, bus, etc.) from early development through production.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

- 2+ years of experience in a hardware or software test role

- Experience working on power systems in automotive, autonomy, consumer electronics, energy storage, or other related fields

- Working knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals (DC circuits, power electronics, sensing, protection) and test equipment (power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, oscilloscopes, DMMs)

- Demonstrated ability to manage small to medium technical projects, including planning, prioritization, cross-functional coordination, and on-time execution in a hardware or test engineering environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of software development tools and methodologies

- Experience working on power systems for aerospace programs (drone, launch vehicles, satellites, etc.)

- Experience with technical document creation (SOPs, work instructions, run-books, etc.)

- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing of power systems hardware and software

- Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to build mechanism that reduce routine work and bring processes to scale

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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