Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other 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.Key job responsibilities- Setup and operate 3, 4 and 5 axis machining centers- Perform in process part inspection using micrometers, calipers, height gages and on machine probing.- Provide feedback to programmers and management for process improvements- Make necessary adjustments to offsets and maintain part quality throughout the run.- Intermediate knowledge of tool holders, cutting tools, boring bars, fixtures, inserts and other accessories used on various machines.- Experience with a variety of materials (aluminum, stainless steels, titanium and nickel based alloys)- Capable of lifting/moving 30-50 lbs A day in the lifeThe successful candidate will have extensive experience machining tight tolerance aerospace components. The desired candidate will have experience in a fast paced machining environment and will have the ability to respond quickly to interruptions and requests to support test teams.About the teamThe Kuiper machine shop provides development fabrication capabilities as well as future production machining. These operations occur in our Redmond facilities.We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast paced, start-up like environment. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of machine shop experience operating CNC equipment (multi-axis mills, lathes, routers…).- 2+ years experience machining tight tolerance, high value components ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.We’re working on the future. If you are seeking an iterative, fast-paced environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve challenging real world challenges, and provide visible benefit to end-users, this is your opportunity. Come work at Amazon!The Role:We're looking for a Mechanical Designer who combines superb 3D CAD capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right work done quickly and effectively. This person must have experience working in a multidisciplinary environment and producing top notch CAD designs. This person must be comfortable working with large databases with complex constraints.Key job responsibilities - Creation, iteration and management of CAD designs for large system databases - Manage the creation, checking, issuing and revisions of drawings for parts / assemblies - Manage CAD BOM through product lifecycle management system - Work with a team of engineers across multiple disciplines (mechanical, thermal, electrical, structural, manufacturing, metrology, tooling, assembly, test) in the ideation and creation of system concepts - Engage with suppliers and vendors as needed for CAD definition of sourced components/systems - Work with procurement and sourcing in identification and review of manufacturing sources 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, related field OR equivalent experience - 3+ years CAD experience in complex mechanical / electro-mechanical assemblies/ machines/ structures/ systems using NX - 1+ years developing, manipulating, iterating and optimizing mechanical designs with complex interactions / constraints - 1+ years of interfacing with a range of engineering disciplines, and understanding the scope of those inputs and requirements ...

As a Satellite Software Integration, you will own setting the bar for the performance of satellite control software and improving the reliability over time. You will work alongside hardware and software engineers to design and develop a hardware test-bed that Kuiper will use to validate all software prior to the deployment to space. Because of the scale of our mission, the majority of software integration needs to be automated, therefore your job will be to scale manual processes to fully automated software-driven process.The ideal candidate will be detail oriented, have strong organizational skills, able to work independently, juggle multiple tasks at once, and maintain professionalism under pressure. You should have deep knowledge software engineering practices, understand how software and hardware systems interact, and can drive design and implementation of operational execution of objectives in complex systems. Familiarity with space systems is desired but not a requirement.Key job responsibilities* Engage with and influence the key stakeholders and internal teams to test and ensure operational functional requirements are met or exceeded.* Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability* Engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive, design, test and implement internal custom processes and systems. Responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.* Provide on-shift support for critical issues* Work closely with other internal System Development Engineering teams to ensure fast, smooth roll-out of new processes and build systems* Create and review documentation and process regarding issues, new standard operating procedures, knowledge transfer material, etc.Export Control RequirementDue 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 lifeAs a Software Development Engineer for Kuiper Flight Software test team, you will be responsible for implementing, executing and ensuring Flight software functional and processes meet the requirements and are scalable. You will work with partner teams to define and implement tests to identify failures and establish metrics to increase coverage, mitigate risk and drive continuous improvement. You with work closely with other software and hardware engineering teams to define and implement processes and build systems.About the teamThe Builder Operations Team is looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test who has experience building automation framework and infrastructure for satellite system built on proprietary hardware with various test equipment controlling it. Your technical expertise will be used to create test frameworks and infrastructure to automate and optimize execution of functional testing, spacecraft validation, and chart the path to reliably qualify, quantify and launch thousands of satellites.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of non-internship professional software development testing experience- 1+ years of test automation frameworks and tools building experience- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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're looking for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to lead production development.As the lead Manufacturing Engineer for a Line Replaceable unit at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the production process development, introduction, improvement, & maintenance of a key module on our next generation spacecraft. You’ll be the leading technical voice for a team of manufacturing engineers working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra-high-performing optical, electrical, and mechatronic module to space. You will serve as a key lynchpin connection design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, program management, and more as you drive the manufacturing processes, we use from initial production introduction to full rate production. You will leverage your expertise in systems design to partner with development on the design of future iterations of the system and sub-assembly and our associated production test systems & tooling. You’ll solve complex industrial challenges associated with balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current production operations. You’ll be a key animating force in the increase in production capacity through vision & execution of capital investment for production scaling & automation.Key job responsibilities- Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve production processes (assembly, integration, test processes) through collaboration/leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers.- Serve as primary technical interface to development team, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities.- Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containments.- Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment.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- 25% - On the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, performing production development testing, etc.- 25% - Independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase, process simplification, etc.- 40% - Meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, production solution finding reviews, etc.- 10% - Mentorship settings with other engineers on the team, performing collaborative work & coaching to develop the team members skillsets, while ensuring common team execution to your technical visionAbout the teamThe Optical Inter-Satellite Link Production team is a multi-disciplinary organization responsible for all aspects of production of the key modules enabling satellite-to-satellite communication. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is the technical arm of this organization, with 20+ engineers from all disciplines collaborating on all aspects of technical development & execution in production. As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will be the technical leader of a team of 4-6 manufacturing engineers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures- Degree in one of the following areas OR related field OR equivalent work experience:- - Mechanical Engineering- - Optical Engineering- - Electrical Engineering- - Physics- - Optics/Optical Sciences- Demonstrated experience with Opto-mechanical systems, including optical bonding, fiber optic assembly, laser systems fabrication, optical metrology, and mechatronic systems- Familiarity with Low-Rate Manufacturing Environments & New Product Introduction- Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques such as Fishbone, Fault Tree, DMAIC, or related technologies/processes ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.This role is for a highly innovative and dynamic individual with the ability to design the highest power, lowest cost per watt, and lowest mass solar module flown in space! In this role, you will be responsible for the design definition, analysis, and test methodology to verify and demonstrate that the solar module will meet the end of life power requirements for the satellite constellation. You will apply research, your creativity, and experience to develop a solar module that meets the satellite reliability goals. You will be able to trade the design space ranging from power output, mass, cost, manufacturability, reliability, and degradation factors. This is a hands-on role and requires a self-starter with extensive skills in materials selection and solar cell packaging. You will be expected to defend your design decisions through technical design reviews and demonstrate the products produce-ability and performance through the full product development life cycle.Key job responsibilities- Design and improve upon the solar modules used on the Kuiper Satellites. This includes aspects related to test, reliability, and material selection to optimize degradation factors and manufacturability.- Identify and analyze requirements in support of trade studies and the solar modules interfaces to the solar array assembly.- Create, iterate, and own detailed CAD models of the solar module design options - Including drawings, process requirements, models, and the identification of critical characteristics.- Analyze (classical / FEA) and respond to all load conditions (static, dynamic, thermal, fatigue) for compliance.- Build development sample solar modules as path finders for further process and design improvements.- Develop test plans throughout development with variable isolation DOEs and statistical analysis for long term reliability assessments as needed.- Define qualification plans and identify acceptance testing methods at volume production.- Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost/manufacturability vs design uncertainty.- Produce complete design packages – detailed drawings, analysis reports, BOMs, Assembly documentation, test reports. 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Materials Science, or equivalent.- 7 years minimum work experience as a mechanical engineer.- 2 years minimum work experience on Solar Modules, Solar Cells, or Solar Arrays.- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures- Proficiency with CAD (Computer Aided Design) and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) systems.- Experience defining and writing requirements and test plans for complex systems. ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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 hiring a Production Coordinator that will streamline the movement of parts between departments, areas, processes, and systems and be a creator of the systems necessary to minimize overhead, reduce non-value-add processes, improve on-time delivery of product to downstream customers, and invent methods for flexible but efficient production.This will require a knowledgeable person of many aspects of aerospace production, including traceability, demand planning, flexible but efficient change management, broad aerospace assembly, testing, and handling requirements, application of six sigma and lean methodologies while enabling faster design changes and improvements and reducing the need for reviews, approvals, and manual interactions.Key job responsibilities- Work cross functionally to develop and improve production scheduling tools and WIP tracking.- Develop processes/strategies to handle work order material discrepancies within production cells.- Coordinate the schedule, plan, and initial staging of material/kits to all vital areas of production and test.- Monitor, track, and move parts as required through the production flow to ensure timely delivery to next production location.- Coordinate physical movement of parts from warehouse through production resources.- Ensure parts are handled and protected properly.- Work with the planning to resolve immediate floor shortages on work orders.- Work with planning and production personnel to maintain floor stock inventory as required- Move parts electronically through the MES system at transaction points- Work with production personnel to ensure schedule/metric goals are understood.- Support logistics process through innovative staging of workflow as required.- Support management of material certifications as required – prevent use of un-certified materials.- Support production and inventory personnel with “return to stock” and inventory purge actions.- Support assigned production cells with work order management activities as required.- Communicate part status and estimated completion dates to leadership weekly.- Assist production leadership and project teams with action item updates as required.- Develop and maintain reports to highlight needs, deliverables and constraints as required for internal and customer use.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 lifeThe Production Coordinator role is critical to streamlining part movement throughout the factory. This includes the monitoring of the factory operation and addressing logistical problems inside the factory.This means regularly interacting with warehouse and logistics teams when parts are missing, late, or blocked, both physically and electronically, and then permanently solving the root cause.This includes interfacing with the test lab for staging/queuing of products with specific focus on improved flexibility of operation while minimizing non-value add communication and operation.It also entails constantly reducing "red tape" and overhead needed to maintain and improve quality, requiring work with automation, quality, enterprise technology, and manufacturing teams.About the teamThis is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to remove non-value-add operations, reduce down-time, improve quality of the products, and reduce lead-time of builds and tests. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of industry work experience- High school or equivalent- 1+ years experience with MRP/ERP systems ...

As a Payload System Characterization Integration and RF-Test Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to integrate and test the Kuiper-Modem. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s to integrate ASIC, HW, RF, and SW in one single product solution. You will be part of the lifecycle of the development and deployment of the final integrated product. As a member of Kuiper Payload System Characterization team, you will be responsible for integrating the various subsystems RF, modem, SW-stack, etc. to build the product. During this process you will be conducting tests, validating each sub-system functionalities and optimizing the end-to-end system behavior. 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• Integrating various communication Modem functionalities into a single system; from RF (air-interface) to the top layer of the communication stack• Specifying and defining test plans to cover the system functionalities with its diverse use cases• Building various test beds to enable system testing; e.g., setups of antenna, modem, measurement equipment, etc.• Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.• Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test failures• Specifying with other teams, the various KPIs and metrics required to span the whole system characterization BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline, or 5+ years of RF, satellite, aerospace or related industry experience.- • 2+ years’ experience in in RF design and/or verification with launched products- • Experience in embedded C and/or C++ programming or scripting language (e.g., Python) ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. You will design, craft, and deploy reliable embedded software for large quantity of consumer electronic products. Kuiper is breaking new ground with every device we design, and you will be an integral part of bringing this family of products to customers.Key job responsibilities· Develop embedded software for terrestrial devices within the Project Kuiper system.· Participate in all phases of SDLC including requirements gathering, design, code, test, and code/test coverage.· Developing embedded software in assembly, C, C++, Rust or other languages· Have experience with real-time embedded software philosophies and practices · Have expertise with Linux and RTOS· Review schematics, logic analyzer, and embedded software (bare-metal) trouble-shooting techniques.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 lifeAs part of our BSP software engineering team, you will design and implement embedded software used in the Project Kuiper products. You will work in a collaborative environment with teams inside and outside of Amazon. You will craft your software from requirements, designs, code, test, to product deployment. You need to be flexible and responsive to changing priority issues. About the teamThe Kuiper Customer Terminal Software Team supports the devices that connect our customers to the Kuiper network. We provide software for both applications and the underlying Linux system. We work hand in hand with hardware, product and operations teams to deliver a great experience for our customers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.Project Kuiper is seeking a Production Supervisor to join the Space Simulation Test Lab to support production. This role will work closely with management to supervise a technician team that supports environmental test or satellite components as well as full vehicle testing. The individual will have strong leadership skills and be required to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment where communication and organization will be critical. This position will also utilize a variety of analytical tools as well as aid in creating a variety of laboratory procedures which they will help to draft and maintain. This will require supervisory duties as well as working as an operator in the test lab. Key job responsibilities- Test sub assemblies and vehicle in development and production environment. - Supervise a team of technicians focused on early production and scaling output.- Work with management to plan and coordinate daily tasks for technicians and activities of all operations with an ability to adapt to changing schedules and other dynamic priorities.- Work cross-functionally with management, facilities, and supply chain to maintain operations and materials the Space Simulation Test Lab- Ability to provide timely feedback on designs, processes, and custom equipment used in routine prototyping, fabrication, and characterization.- Author, maintain, and train others to all relevant process documentation, including Assembly, Inspection, Testing/In-Process Characterization, and Packaging Procedures.- Review and approve rework to ensure accuracy and enforce traceability.- Comply with all Company Policies including Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulations, Personal Protective Equipment Requirements, and Standard Operating Procedures.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 lifeA Production Supervisor in this role will play a valuable part in ensuring hardware is ready to be integrated on a satellite. You will have to be comfortable in a high paced environment and be able to multitask while still being able to produce high quality work. You will be leading a group of technicians expected to test and deliver hardware at a high rate while maintaining quality. You will be working to constantly improve processes that will make impacts on the efficiency of the lab. You will also play a key role in the career growth of technicians on your team. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years’ experience in Clean Room Manufacturing environment.- 2+ years’ experience of supervisory experience.- 2+ years’ experience in Environmental Test.- 4+ Experience manufacturing in high traceability environment ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Come work at Amazon!As a Hardware Development Engineer (HDE), you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team to design and deliver hardware for the payload. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.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 responsibilitiesAs a HDE, you will be a part of the team of experts working on the development of advanced electronic products. You will own or contribute to the following: • Design digital and analog and/or RF circuits in collaboration with various teams • Design and optimization of different blocks of electronics sub-systems. • Design for high speed and FPGA circuitry. • Optimize board design for high-speed clocks, transmission lines and their terminations. • Design and optimization of different blocks of electronics sub-systems. • Perform schematic capture and lead PCB layout implementation. • Work with software teams to determine requirements for FPGA and processor designs.• Bring up Linux on embedded systems. • Support flow-down requirement definitions and generate test plans/procedures • Board bring-up and perform test campaigns of modules and subsystems • Support design automated test systems, test fixtures and factory test• Work in the lab environment with various equipment like Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Network Analyzers, etc. A day in the lifeAs a HDE, you will work in a multi-disciplinary environment to design and deliver hardware for space. This requires the ability to work from concept to production. Candidates must be comfortable to work in the lab to debug and verify their designs. About the teamThey cover a wide range technical areas from power supplies, high speed digital, mixed signal, and RF. So members of this team need to be comfortable in multiple domains.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BS degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering, or equivalent experience · 3+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycle.- 3+ years of experience in using schematic capture tool and PCB layout viewer- 3+ years of experience board bring up and debugging in lab environment- 3+ years of experience using lab equipment including soldering irons, hand-tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Export Control : This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. Citizen in order to comply with U.S. government-imposed requirements related to the nature of the work and/or where it will be performedIn Project Kuiper Enterprise Technology, we build the software, services, and infrastructure that enable our program to design and engineer the future of LEO Satellite based broadband services. We are an AWS-focused, builder-centric organization. We build with AWS technology to develop the best solution for our team to succeed. Our team succeeds when the entire Project Kuiper organization can scale as needed to be successful.Key job responsibilities• Provision and manage AWS infrastructure, including EC2, CloudFormation Templates, AppStream, and Load Balancers.• Design and manage best in class cloud, on premise and hybrid service environments.• Build dashboarding and alarming to drive operational excellence.• Work with a wide range of technologies, and AWS products.• Build enterprise-grade AWS application environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)• Architect and setup infrastructure on AWS GovCloud.• Analyze and support setup of new device connectivity to enterprise applications and services.• Monitor network connectivity between all internal and external systems.• Partner with application owners to understand needs and plan for infrastructure demands.• Drive automation of routine tasks to help scale the operations.• Maintain hardware architecture documentation for all infrastructure and networking components.• Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen.A day in the lifeJoin a high output hybrid team of Sys Devs, SDEs and Sys Eng supporting Kuiper's enterprise applications.Work closely with key Business and tech stakeholders to design and implement service infrastructure to meet the specific needs of satellite production.A unique opportunity to be an instrumental member of a team supporting a business goal from the beginning.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust- Experience with Linux/Unix- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.The Role:Be part of Project Kuiper’s sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.In this role you will:• As the implementation lead you will set up the flow for both logic and physical synthesis flow for various technology nodes.• Work with the ASIC design and DFT teams to understand the design and create timing constraints.• Check the RTL design for clean synthesis run, perform STA and LEC on netlist.• Work with RFIC teams to make sure the top level integration of analog blocks are done properly and correct by construction, including formal connectivity checks.• Work with P&R teams to ensure a smooth hand off of netlists, ensure the timely execution of the P&R responsibilities by that team.• Participate in flow reviews of all the blocks with the P&R team to ensure that they achieve the best PPA for all blocks.• Lead the timing sign-off for the post P&R database.• Ensure that the chip meets the required DFM criteria by verifying the IR/EM results. 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. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.• 7+ years of experience in ASIC implementation, i.e., synthesis, STA and working with P&R for deep sub-micron nodes, preferably 16nm or smaller.• Experience leading or solely developing the methodology and scripts for physical synthesis.• Proven track record in taping out chips that have gone in to high volume production.• Familiar with implementing chips that have multiple power islands and power gating. ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Builder Operations and tools team is responsible for build systems, developer experience, devops, CICD infrastructure, and Artifact Storage Service. We are looking for an engineer with experience in system design of backend services, along with advanced knowledge of AWS cloud services infrastructure such as: S3 storage, IAM role management, Lambdas, EC2, Cloud watch, API gateways. We support internal teams by vending constructs for integrations and implementing CDK for pipelines. Proficiency in at least one of Programming language such as Python/GoLang is required. The candidate would participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and security to operations. This includes designing and implementing a wide range of software using AWS stack, sometimes requiring partnership with low level embedded code software systems and architecting scalable design solutions for software distribution and deployment for satellites. You must be about to disambiguate high level of ambiguity and unknowns, design flexible solutions and able to succeed within an open, collaborative environment.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- Software architecture and design - Understanding of AWS stack - IAM, Lambdas, cloud watch, api gateways, S3 storage- Understanding of build systems- Understanding of pipelines and CDK- Monitoring and operational excellence for production services- Security mindsetBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Come work at Amazon!As the lead, you will own the successful delivery of the satellite RF Hardware such as TTNC and GNSS solution into the overall Kuiper program. Consequently, you will work with senior management and program management to plan, schedule, and execute delivery of various subsystems. This position requires a technical understanding of RF concepts, mixed signal designs, and FPGA workflows. Must be able to work effectively cross-functionally with multiple disciplines. In this role you will:- Lead a team of RF and mixed signal engineers to develop, qualify, and produce high performance space hardware- Drive hardware designs forward and ensure successful release.- Own delivery of subsystems to various internal customers, including satellite integration and payload integration.- Manage inter-dependencies with other teams to ensure tight alignment for successful subsystem deliveries.- Work with test team to ensure automation and test execution is ready and available for use.- Identify issues and gaps and drive them to closure.- Provide clear and concise reporting to upper management.- Organize, plan, and execute hardware bring-up and DVT campaigns.- Lead hardware and software integration efforts.- Derive RF HW specifications for the RF system and RF blocks- Evaluate systems and directs design modifications.- Be responsible for generating, reviewing and implementing engineering change orders.- Troubleshoot and repairs circuits and fixtures.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- Will work cross-functionally on collaboration to fluently engage with diverse engineering disciplines, effectively advocate for RF system requirements, and ensure alignment for overall system success.- Assist in the design of modem hardware, and Ka-Band circuitry- Develop Microwave and millimeter wave RF hardware requirements and end to and system test plans.- Works closely with the production test team to define test fixture requirements that identifies any manufacturing circuit error. - Develop, designs, and test of high-power RF/microwave components, subsystems and systems.- Derive RF HW specifications for the RF system and RF blocks- Performs root cause analysis on products, technical problems, processes and documentation.- Assess feasibility of various designs in support of architectural definition- Deriving top-level specifications for RF links and RF and antenna subsystems- Participate in subsystem design and prototyping, schematic capture, prototype bring-up and debugging, hardware bug tracking, functional verification, and signal characterization- Evaluate and characterize prototypes and RF components- Support manufacturing engineers on production testing of RF avionics components and systems- Coordinates schedule and cost forecasting with the project Manager and Program Manager.- Directs design engineering personnel in the design and development.- Evaluates systems and directs design modifications.- Responsible for generating, reviewing and implementing engineering change orders.- Troubleshoots and repairs circuits and fixtures.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, or related discipline, or 7+ years of equivalent relevant experience- 3+ years of managing teams- Experience coordinating amongst diverse disciplines (software, production, reliability) to drive full-lifecycle system development- Experience with RF/ microwave design expertise in Power, Low Noise and Driver Amplifier design for commercial and military communications receivers, transmitters and sub-systems up to 50 GHz.- Experience with analog, digital and mixed mode circuit design and layout.- Ability to plan, direct, and manage project work.- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.- Excellent math aptitude, written and communication skills.- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. ...

Summary: Project Kuiper is an innovative program aiming to provide low-latency, high-speed internet to underserved populations across the globe through the deployment of a constellation of over 3000 satellites to Low Earth Orbit, and we're looking for a Optical Manufacturing Engineer to join our Optical Terminal Amplifier Controller (OTAC) production development team.As the Optical Manufacturing Engineer for a Line Replaceable unit at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the production process development, introduction, improvement, & maintenance of a key module on our next generation spacecraft. You’ll be a key technical voice on a team of manufacturing engineers working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra-high-performing optical amplifier module to space. You will serve as a key lynchpin connection design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, program management, and more as you drive the manufacturing processes, we use from initial production introduction to full rate production. You will leverage your expertise in optical systems design to partner with development on the design of future iterations of the OTAC Assembly and our associated production test systems & tooling. You’ll solve complex industrial challenges associated with balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current production operations. You’ll be a key animating force in the increase in production capacity through vision & execution of capital investment for production scaling & automation.Key job responsibilities- Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve production processes (assembly, integration, test processes) through collaboration/leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers.- Serve as primary technical interface to development team for Optical Head Assembly, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities.- Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containments.- Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment.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- 40% of your time will be spent on the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, performing production development testing, etc.- 35% of time will be spent performing independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase, process simplification, etc.- 25% of time will be spent in meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, production solution finding reviews, etc.About the teamThe Optical Inter-Satellite Link Production team is a multi-disciplinary organization responsible for all aspects of production of the key modules enabling satellite-to-satellite communication. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is the technical arm of this organization, with 20+ engineers from all disciplines collaborating on all aspects of technical development & execution in production. As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will be the technical leader of a team of 4-6 manufacturing engineers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience- Experience with prototyping and implementation ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.Our team owns the entire stack of secure communication between satellite functions. We are looking for a Software Engineer to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations.As a Software Engineer you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design solutions. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment. You will participate in the design, integration and improvement of our software.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* Develop software in Python, C++, or Rust* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and architectureAbout the teamOur team owns the security aspect of communication between critical satellite functions. If you're interested in building high-impact software and driving the vision for your technical area of ownership, come build with us!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.The success of Kuiper depends on the quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.Key job responsibilities- Lead and guide a team of Integration & Test Technicians by planning, assigning and executing daily tasks, and assisting with new member onboarding and training- Perform functional and environmental testing, repair and troubleshooting of Kuiper phased array antennas and other critical assemblies- Enforce high quality and safety standards for both product and personnel- Produce daily reports on Integration phased array antenna builds- Use precision calibrated tools – torque wrenches, multimeters, optical inspection devices, micrometers and calipers- Read, create and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation- Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions, some of which may be ambiguous or incomplete in nature- Use computer software programs for conducting tests- Check and inspect your work, as well as others, after completion to ensure engineering and quality standards are met per the drawing and work instruction requirements- Collaborate with manufacturing, design and test engineers to develop, document and complete activities, including continuous improvement opportunities- Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient, safe and effective work environmentExport 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 lifeThe Lead Integration & Test Technician is responsible for guiding a team of test technicians to test and troubleshoot Kuiper phased array antennas. This team will work closely with cross-functional engineering, test, quality and operations teams to deliver Kuiper production hardware at the final integration and testing level, prior to launch. This position requires skill and experience in a variety of areas, including PCBA testing and handling, mechanical assembly, avionics integration, electrical checkouts and environmental testing. You will be responsible for ensuring critical tasks to test Kuiper phased array antennas are performed with high quality, high workmanship and safety standards, and on time.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- High school diploma, GED or equivalent experience- 4+ years experience in electrical hardware assembly, test, and/or installation ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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're looking for a Senior Optical Manufacturing Engineer to Lead Optical Head Assembly production development.As the lead Manufacturing Engineer for a Line Replaceable unit at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the production process development, introduction, improvement, & maintenance of a key module on our next generation spacecraft. You’ll be the leading technical voice for a team of manufacturing engineers working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra-high-performing optical, electrical, and mechatronic module to space. You will serve as a key lynchpin connection design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, program management, and more as you drive the manufacturing processes, we use from initial production introduction to full rate production. You will leverage your expertise in optical systems design to partner with development on the design of future iterations of the Optical Head Assembly and our associated production test systems & tooling. You’ll solve complex industrial challenges associated with balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current production operations. You’ll be a key animating force in the increase in production capacity through vision & execution of capital investment for production scaling & automation.Key job responsibilities- Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve production processes (assembly, integration, test processes) through collaboration/leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers.- Serve as primary technical interface to development team for Optical Head Assembly, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities.- Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containments.- Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment.A day in the life- 25% - On the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, performing production development testing, etc.- 25% - Independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase, process simplification, etc.- 40% - Meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, production solution finding reviews, etc.- 10% - Mentorship settings with other engineers on the team, performing collaborative work & coaching to develop the team members skillsets, while ensuring common team execution to your technical visionAbout the teamThe Optical Inter-Satellite Link Production team is a multi-disciplinary organization responsible for all aspects of production of the key modules enabling satellite-to-satellite communication. The Manufacturing Engineering Team is the technical arm of this organization, with 20+ engineers from all disciplines collaborating on all aspects of technical development & execution in production. As a Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will be the technical leader of a team of 4-6 manufacturing engineers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures- Degree in one of the following areas OR related field OR equivalent work experience:- - Mechanical Engineering- - Optical Engineering- - Electrical Engineering- - Physics- - Optics/Optical Sciences- Demonstrated experience with Opto-mechanical systems, including optical bonding, fiber optic assembly, laser systems fabrication, optical metrology, and mechatronic systems- Exposure to Space Flight Hardware Production- Familiarity with Low-Rate Manufacturing Environments & New Product Introduction- Knowledge of Lean manufacturing practices & principles- Experience with Root Cause Analysis Techniques such as Fishbone, Fault Tree, DMAIC, or related technologies/processes ...

Project Kuiper 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. Project Kuiper 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.Export Control Requirements: Due to the need to access certain federal controlled information, you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration. Kuiper M365 Engineering team configures, deploys and manages M365 productivity services, enabling collaboration through secure, reliable, and highly-available services. These services empower the daily operations for Kuiper Manufacturing and Kuiper Government Solutions. We are seeking an M365 engineer to efficiently design, implement, and operate M365 suite in GCC High Environment. Primary focus will be on maintaining reliable and secure M365 collaborations services, troubleshooting issues, and providing engineering support to our team.Key job responsibilitiesKey job responsibilities- Design and implement Productivity application in Kuiper environments using Infrastructure as Code.- Identify, research, recommend, and implement Microsoft 365 services such as Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, Voice.- Serve as the administrator for M365 services such as Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, Voice.- Enforce compliance with principals including: least privilege access, password management, Audit logging for all productivity applications.- Drive 3rd party secure collaboration efforts to accelerate Kuiper projects.- Partner with Amazon security organizations to ensure compliance with existing security policies.- Engage with and influence the key stakeholders and internal teams to ensure compliance, security and operational functional requirements are met or exceeded.- Create and implement automated processes that reduce manual efforts and increase overall efficiency and scalability.- Develop monitoring and reporting on the health, effectiveness and efficiency of productivity services.- Develop and maintain documentation for the Microsoft 365 environment for both engineering audience as well as end users,A day in the lifeAs a member of KM365 you will join our morning standups to discuss progress on projects and services across the team. On meeting days, you will attend Operations reviews, Document reviews, and project meetings. The team also has dedicated engineering days where you will be heads down on development, operations, and support.This is an excellent opportunity to join Amazon's world class technical team. While you will come to our team with your own diverse experience, you will have the ability to further develop your skills and grow your career within one of our most innovative programs. Our ideal candidate is highly autonomous, possesses strong communication skills and has project management experience. You should expect to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment.About the teamThis team collaborate with Amazon Security teams and key stakeholders to intake requirements and deliver a customer productivity experience to Project Kuiper specific resources.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of hands-on systems engineering experience- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals (networking, storage, operating systems) - Administrative experience in networking, storage systems, operating systems- Experience with PowerShell (preferred) or Python for automation ...

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,000+ satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper 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.Key job responsibilities* Work with peer teams and customers to design suitable software systems and interfaces with underlying hardware to fulfill the RF and Networking Payload needs.* Develop a strategic plan for the growth of the team, both from a software and integrated mission outcomes perspective.* Hire & Develop a diverse team of software engineers.* Aid in the design of mission critical systems in Project Kuiper.* Collaborate with your fellow team members to integrate various system elements, both hardware and software.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 lifeThis is a Software Development Manager role in the Kuiper Payload Software organization, responsible for driving the research & development, deployment and operation of Kuiper Payload. Our software drives the hardware, firmware and networking on the satellite to manage all radio communications between satellites and the ground gateways and customer terminals, and also provides device drivers and services for managing redundancy, operational and thermal state of the payload. You will own the roadmap and mission for software and work with your customers to refine requirements, understand constraints, hire & grow your team and iteratively deliver value to our customers.About the teamProject Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Within Project Kuiper, Payload software team is responsible for life-cycle management of RF links, and transporting customer data and Kuiper management/control traffic over RF & Optical links in the Kuiper system.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of engineering team management experience- 10+ years of engineering experience- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations- Experience partnering with product or program management teams- 5+ years of industry experience with Telecom, Data Plane networking, distributed systems or similar- A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related fields, or equivalent experience ...