Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Project Kuiper Command and Data Handling Software

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.Key job responsibilities- Specify, design, implement, test, and operationally support high reliability software hosted on satellite for purposes of foundational command and data handling (i.e. command, telemetry, and file transfer)- Develop embedded satellite software in Rust, C++, and/or other modern languages- Develop ground side CICD and/or operational support software w/ Python and/or Typescript- Work closely with other software and hardware teams to support on device integration testingExport 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 lifeCome work at Amazon! We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design. Come help us solve the difficult and rewarding development challenges in building highly reliable, power efficient and low-cost satellite avionics! About the teamOur team tackles critical satellite functions, including command for satellite actuation, telemetry for satellite observability, and bi-directional file transfer as a foundation for many use cases. We are looking for an outstanding software engineer to participate in all phases of software development from requirements through implementation and test to operations. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team ...

Senior EMC/EMI Engineer - Antenna, Hardware Development

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.Amazon seeks a Senior Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMI and EMC) Engineer to join the Antenna Team. As a Kuiper Sr. EMC/EMI engineer you will develop requirements, review designs and build test capability for complex payload subsystems for low-earth-orbit satellites. In this role you will influence decision makers on the process, procedures and necessary tests required to achieve EMI/EMC qualified hardware. You will execute tests and provide leadership for other engineers and technicians during test campaigns. The key responsibilities of the role are:• Define requirements for testing and qualifying subsystems• Perform analysis of radiated emissions and susceptibility (RE/RS)• Develop models for interference and shielding issues to mitigate and control emissions and susceptibility.• Work with electronic component design teams to communicate requirements related to electromagnetic environments such as shielding, grounding, bonding and isolation• Work with subsystem design owners on EMI related challenges • Define and coordinate EMI and EMC testing for a satellite and its subsystems• Coordinate requirements and validation with Launch Providers’ EMI and EMC teams.• Develop and maintain EMI/EMC test labs and equipment and support execution of EMI/EMC testing for a satellite and its subsystems• Identify emission and susceptibility non-conformance. Debug all failures to root-cause and provide manufacturable solutions.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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent degree, or equivalent experience- 7+ years of experience in a hardware development role focusing on electromagnetic environments or EMI/EMC.- 5+ years of experience with defining and conducting EMI/EMC testing for electronic components and systems. ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Kuiper Biz-Ops Finance

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Senior Financial Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, is interested in analyzing new business opportunities, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions to business questions.The successful candidate will be entrepreneurial by nature, a strategic thinker, analytical in approach, have a demonstrated ability to develop financial models that provide intelligence for business decisions. This role requires a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must have the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and methodologies (including statistical concepts) while dealing with big data and be able to develop and define key business questions and to build data sets that answer those questions. Key job responsibilities• Perform analysis of revenue and costs, evaluate financial improvement opportunities and build controls to assure revenue and cost within end-to-end processes.• Responsible for BA participation in Enterprise projects through feasibility to project/product implementation and post launch validation.• Lead and/or support audit/control development, configuration, validation, operations, discrepancy review, ROI creation, and reporting are successfully led to meet requirements, timelines, and budgets as defined by BA leadership.• Process improvements and new opportunities are identified and prioritized by working collaboratively with business partners.• Manage and develop revenue assurance audits and controls to oversee revenue and cost flows• Work with business teams to review and improve existing processes• Extract and analyze revenue and cost data to detect leaks and opportunities to improve margins• Review upcoming marketing offers to determine financial risks• Perform post-mortem analysis of launched offers to verify implementation accuracy and validate business case assumptions and outcomes• Document and present audit results, analytical findings and proposed solutions• Foster relationships with key cross-functional partners and internal stakeholdersBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience- 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. ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Kuiper Infrastructure Finance

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Finance Manager to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls. Project Kuiper seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support Project Kuiper's Launch Operations team. This position will partner with business and finance leaders to design program strategy through thoughtful analysis, develop key financial processes, and support automation initiatives. The successful candidate will need to be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. A typical day in this role provides an opportunity to improve and create new measures for business effectiveness, innovate creative solutions utilizing large scale data mining tools, and identify high priority projects to maximize results for key stakeholders.Key job responsibilities- Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides investment guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.- Present financial summaries and business insights to Senior Management (Business and Finance).- Develop and implement long range business planning.- Develop financial models for new business concepts and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making.- Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights and KPI dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses.- Work with big data and transforming it into insights and information.- Lead automation efforts of critical processes.- Identify opportunities to resolve defects proactively. Improves, scales, or simplifies finance tools across teams and organizations.- Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- Bachelor's degree- 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. ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Project Kuiper

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world?Project Kuiper has multiple SFA roles open and hiring managers may determine after interviews which role is the best fit. It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Senior Financial Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, manufacturing and FP&A, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls. Project Kuiper seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to support Multimodal Logistics and Warehousing. You will have the responsibility for consolidating financial information, forecasting, reporting and analysis and will partner with the team that is designing the global logistic network to deliver terrestrial and orbital infrastructure. Success in this role will partner with and influence business owners. The successful candidate will need to be strategic, analytical, and have the demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a start up like environment.Key job responsibilities- Create effective business partnerships, manages competing priorities, and provides investment guidance based on data analysis during unexpected events.- Present financial summaries and business insights to Senior Management (Business and Finance).- Develop and implement long range business planning.- Develop financial models for new business concepts and resulting financial impact to help drive data driven decision making.- Build out and enhance P&L models for new and existing businesses, develop business insights and KPI dashboards, and lead ad hoc analyses.- Work with big data and transforming it into insights and information.- Lead automation efforts of critical processes.- Identify opportunities to resolve defects proactively. Improves, scales, or simplifies finance tools across teams and organizations.- Participate in Finance initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, ad hoc analyses, and preparation of periodic reporting activities.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience- 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. ...

Senior Financial Analyst, Project Kuiper - Marketing

Do you enjoy diving deep on Marketing? Are you interested in breaking down the customer journey of a subscription business? Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon’s long-term initiative to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It’s Day 1 for Amazon’s next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Senior Financial Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, is interested in analyzing new marketing programs, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions to optimize business strategy. This role will be the primary analyst supporting the Kuiper Marketing team, responsible for global B2B and B2C channels. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, analytical in approach, have a demonstrated ability to develop financial models that provide actionable guidance for marketing decisions, and be able to leverage their project management skills to drive business objectives. This role requires a self-starter with superb business modeling skills, a keen attention to detail, an ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and a track record of being an advisor to the business. The candidate must have the aptitude to incorporate new approaches and while dealing with big data. Key job responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain financial models to project and evaluate marketing performance against key goals.- Support Marketing partners through financial analysis of key decisions, including: channel prioritization, partnership evaluation, and sales strategy. - Create and implement financial and operating performance metrics to optimize Marketing budgets, identifying key call outs and drivers to senior management.- Develop financial benchmarking analysis of key competitors. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)- Experience in financial modeling, P&L management or analysis- 3+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience- 3+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience- 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. ...

Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager, Kuiper Customer Terminals

Kuiper is looking for a Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager (TPM) located in Redmond, WA to support the Industrial Design, Product Design (Mechanical), Electrical Design and Antenna Design for the Customer Terminal (CT) Projects.As a Senior Hardware TPM, you will lead the HW development of a single customer terminal device working closely with the hardware architect and hardware functional teams including Electrical Engineering, Product Design, Antenna Engineering, and Industrial Design to meet Key Performance Metrics for technical and schedule requirements. You will work with Customer Terminal Technical Program Manager to ensure hardware design and deliverables align with Diagnostic and Production Device software deliverables for key builds. You will collaborate with the System TPM, Product Integrity, Finance, Operations (including Quality, Operations Program Managers, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering) to successfully mitigate challenges and maintain project milestone. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The ideal person will treat the HW TPM with a “Founder’s Mentality” and own the Device HW like it is their own start up.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 responsibilitiesSenior Hardware TPM need strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to scale communications to the correct audience for decisions to be made.Emphasize speed of decision within the product development cycles and manage critical issues through optimized prioritization of resources and personnel.Working with overseas internal and external teams on developing products.Scale and evolve key processes and design review checkpoint mechanisms to enable responsible last minute decision making on one way and two way door decisions.Manage and communicate product development critical issues, work collaboratively to execute solutions meeting key product KPI and escalate as required when teams are unable to reach a consensus or decisions are one – way door.A day in the lifeThe ideal candidate will be responsible for managing execution of the Device Hardware and Accessories (cables, power supplies, etc.) with a balance of technical skills, bias for action, customer obsession, and ownership. The TPM will collaborate daily onsite with the hardware development team located in Redmond, WA including Product Design, Industrial Design, Electrical, and Antenna teams. On a weekly basis, the TPM will create agendas and presentations leading to meetings at the Director and VP level to make timely one way and two way door decisions to maintain project timelines, finances, requirements and deliverables 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience or equivalent experience- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent ...

Senior HW Dev Engineer , Customer Terminal

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. As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will be a part of the team working on the development of advanced Customer Terminal products. You will own or contribute to the following:- Design high-speed digital and/or RF circuitry in collaboration with various teams- Design and optimization of different blocks of electronics sub-systems- Schematic capture and lead PCB layout- Design DC/DC power supply and Point of Load- Support flow-down requirement definitions and generate test plans/procedures- Board bring-up and perform test campaigns of modules and subsystems - Support design of automated test systems, test fixtures and factory test- Support the transition of the designs to mass productionExport 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- Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures- BS degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering, or equivalent experience- 5+ years of experience in high-speed digital design and/or RF designs- Experience in signal and power integrity design and analysis- Experience with mixed signal PCB layout designs- Experience in using schematic capture tool and PCB layout viewer- Experience with board bring up and debugging in lab environment- Experience using lab equipment including soldering irons, hand-tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers ...

Senior Manager- Wireless Test Technology Development, Kuiper Antennas and CT

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.Key job responsibilitiesAs the Senior Manager of HW Wireless HW Development and Test, you will help to build and supervise a team of experts in antenna prototyping and test for both R&D and production phases.In this role, you will be overseeing the following:- Develop over the air test infrastructure including anechoic chambers and robotic nearfield scanners- Develop prototyping capability including equipment, SW tools, rework stations, inspection cameras- Build and test prototypes in support of R&D efforts- Conduct test and verification on HW at different stages of the product cycle, generate test reports and provide analysis on the results in support of different development and production activities- Develop post processing algorithms and tools in support of antenna, RF and electrical test- Develop the technology solutions, define and execute products and test infrastructure for upcoming generations of Kuiper's wireless technology- Develop planning and resource management systems in support of HW test at scaleThis is a highly visible role with several internal customers, a sizeable body of full time and/or contingent staff, a very large facility that hosts highly advanced test systems. 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- Partner with recruiting team, interview candidates, onboard new hires- Work with their team to develop infrastructure for testing- Direct/lead internal team on the development of the infrastructure for satellite production About the teamThe team under this Sr Manager role will be a mix of Antenna designers, SW developers architects and HW developers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· MS degree in electrical engineering, with coursework and/or research work on antennas or RF/Microwave, or equivalent experience · 10+ years of experience in development and/or research experience in antenna, RF systems, or DSP development · 5+ years of experience in technical and/or team leadership · 5+ years of experience in antenna/RF testing · 2+ years of leading software development in support of test or calibration ...

Senior Manager, Kuiper Trust and Privacy, Kuiper Worldwide Consumer

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 position defines Privacy compliance and Trust obligations and drives large cross functional implementation initiatives at Kuiper. This includes working with a large set of business and technical leaders as well as central Privacy functions at Devices and engineering tools to build both processes and tools to raise the Privacy bar.This role is inherently cross-functional and requires a strong ability to influence others - you will work closely with teams across the company, including Legal, PR, Public Policy, engineering, and business owners. You must be able to effectively partner to deliver privacy goals, including continually improving the corresponding processes and technology and trusted to operate with independence.Key job responsibilitiesYou will leverage your deep trust and privacy experience to drive large-scale efforts that solve significant problems. You will decompose complex privacy processes into straight-forward solutions, often inventing new ones. We are looking for a critical thinker who is also technically adept and thrives on solving challenges in partnership with teams across Kuiper and Devices. You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than many programs and display high levels of bias for action, earning trust and ownership.This position will be responsible for the following activities: * Identifying and driving compliance to global privacy-related regulations, policies, and customer promises across all of Amazon.* Creating clear guidance for developers, product managers and other Amazonians to understand applicable Privacy controls and steps to manage compliance.* Partnering with legal, public policy, public relations, and other teams to identify emerging Privacy-related regulatory, market or other compliance needs.* Deep diving existing strategic solutions and implementations to enable Amazon teams to meet Compliance controls.* Working with product and engineering teams on development of new privacy tools to enable compliance at scale.* Developing and effectively communicating Privacy policies and standards.* Driving effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment across multiple disparate groups with competing priorities.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 role requires Privacy thought leaders that love Privacy and solving complex problems with a large and diverse set of colleagues. You will work with legal and public policy teams to stay abreast of the Privacy landscape. You will then prioritize key initiatives to drive across Amazon, creating clear and simple guidance and identifying the in-scope stakeholders and necessary compliance tools. You will then create and execute action plans to drive compliance while reporting to executive management on progress. This job is located in Redmond, WA.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 6+ years of team management experience- Bachelor's degree- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product ...

Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Project Kuiper

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 ...

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Optical Inter-Satellite Link, Project Kuiper

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 looking for an outstanding Mechanical Engineer with a background in the design, analysis, reliability, and lifetime of mechanisms. The ideal candidate has extensive experience performing design, analysis, sizing, and selection of mechanical mechanisms and components including gears, bearings, lubricants, motors, and gearboxes for space environments.This is a hands-on role for a highly collaborative individual that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a qualified physical design, while optimizing for high volume production and meeting cross discipline 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* Use knowledge and experience in understanding, collaborating and trading complex inputs from multiple other disciplines (Electrical, RF, Optics, Thermal, Dynamics, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test) to guide the team and arrive at a viable technical approach* Generate detailed designs with CAD assemblies/components and drawings as deliverables.* Coordinate with other engineers, manufacturing and assembly to ensure design intent and cost effectiveness of production are achieved* Documentation and presentation of materials for technical design reviews.* Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardwareA day in the lifeYou will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering- 5+ years of experience with CAD.- 5+ years of experience with design and development of hardware at scale (High End Precision Mechanisms desired)- 5+ years of experience with development, test, deployment of aerospace systems.- Experience with specifying/justifying margins and test sequences, and qualifying space systems.- Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis.- Experience in DFM and manufacturing process development. Evaluates manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research programs; applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators. ...

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Solar, Kuiper Mechanical

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. ...

Senior Optical Manufacturing Engineer, Project Kuiper

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 ...

Senior Payload Integration & Test Engineer, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that willprovide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underservedcommunities around the world. Come work at Amazon!As a Sr. Payload I&T Engineer, you will be responsible for integration and test activities for various payload related features for the Kuiper satellite , ground gateway and the customer terminals.You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary team to support both lab payload testing and troubleshooting and reproducing on-orbit issues in the lab. This will include test definition, execution, optimization and reporting of test data. You must be flexible, responsive, and able to succeed within a fast-paced and collaborative environment.As a senior member of the Payload Integration and Test team, you will be responsible for verification and validation of the satellite payload including the ground gateway and customer terminals. This includes everything from integrating new features in lab with test equipment to getting features working end to end including ground service with the expected performance.Responsibilities: - Conceptualize and execute a test campaign with functionality and performance. Engage with systems, hardware, and software development engineering teams to accomplish the following in pursuit of integration and testing: capture requirements, define use cases, work backwards from product strategy.- End to end functional and performance testing to include ground equipment, satellite, customer terminals and cloud services. - Expand test coverage in lab by integrating with test equipment and collaborating closely with test equipment vendors.- Troubleshoot deeply: anticipate failures, collect data, analyze log files, compare models to observed behavior, root cause.- Troubleshoot and root cause MAC to application layer throughput degradation and packet losses across the system.- Support and reproduce on orbit functional and performance issues in the lab.- Draft and maintain high quality documentation for program-level feedback: test verification matrix, status tracking, test runs for record.- Enhance testing efficiency by automating test execution and analysis.Export Control Requirement:Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen ornational, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into theU.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science or equivalent experience.- 10+ years of satellite and/or cellular lab testing experience.- Experience with Linux, basic networking skills, and RF lab equipment configuration.- Experience with test development in Python or similar language. ...

Senior Payload Integration & Test RF Communications System Engineer, Project Kuiper

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.As a Sr. PIT RF Communications System Payload Integration and Test Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design and test innovative product solutions. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s inter-disciplinary team and engage third party suppliers in order to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and optimization. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a collaborative and fast-paced environment.As a member of the Payload Integration and Test team, you will be responsible for verification and validation of the entire wireless system composed of multiple wireless components. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing RF systems from baseband modems to RF transceivers to phased-array antennas.Responsibilities· Working within a project team and taking responsibility for a high bandwidth, low earth orbit communications satellite constellation.· Deep-dives into component and subsystem designs to document expectations, evaluate tests, remedy test failures, and provide quick feedback to improve performance.· Collaborating with diverse technical teams such as software, mechanical, modem, and compliance teams to validate expectations for system-level and network-level operations, from concept through execution.· Integrating the end-to-end RF communications system. Meeting with customers internally and externally to select components. · Defining test plans and procedures for lab and RF chamber testing, based on identified requirements for subsystems and for the overall system.· Defining test plans and procedures for on-orbit payload verification or satellite testing, based on identified requirements.· Analyzing and mitigating potential self-interference and other system interference issues.· Implementing, validating, and optimizing RF lab set-ups composed of antenna, measurement equipment, and prototype equipment. Analyzing RF link budget / line-up for test set-ups and for the deployed system.· Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.· Meeting with suppliers to select enabling lab technologies.· Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test failures.· Documenting test results, test coverage, and other KPI metrics. Communicating status and issues effectively with developers and managers.· Shepherding payload subsystems through test campaigns throughout the development lifecycle, from concept to implementation to integration.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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or 10+ years of RF, satellite, aerospace, or related industry experience.· 7+ years of experience in RF design and/or verification with launched products. ...

Senior PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, Project Kuiper

Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Key job responsibilitiesAs a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, you will be responsible for deployment, qualification, continuous improvement of test systems, processes, and procedures at CM (Contract Manufacturing) sites for Satellite PCBAs. You will be a key member of PCBA Manufacturing team and will be the main interface between Kuiper’s internal test development teams and our manufacturing partners. You will ensure successful test deployment by documenting procedures, training CM personnel, and providing ongoing support. You will have excellent debugging skill with the ability to dive deep and determine the root-cause of a test failure.Key job responsibilities• Develop test strategies, implement and optimize test setup/processes at Contract Manufacturing sites including identification, specification, design and qualification of test fixtures, test equipment, and maintenance programs.• Work with the R&D and Test Development teams to continuously improve test systems, software, fixtures, and procedures to improve test effectiveness and throughput.• Analyze data to identify failure trends and provide recommendations PCBA, process, and test system improvement.• Develop procedures and documentation for use by test operators.• Train operators on test processes and support recurring certification programs.• Perform PCBA debug and root-cause failure analysis at Contract Manufacturing sites. Create runbooks and provide training for technicians to perform PCBA debug.• Provide feedback to the Test Development team on test coverage, fault isolation capability, PCBA failure trends, and DFT (Design for Test) recommendations.• Run small teams to accomplish short-term objectives and implement strategic initiatives.Export Control Requirements: 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 lifeCome solve the difficult and rewarding engineering challenges in developing a highly reliable, power efficient, high performance, low-cost satellite system. As a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, you have the ability to dive deep on the details to identify, understand and solve difficult technical problems and also utilize a system level approach to prioritize issues for the whole program. You thrive in a hands-on environment and will spend time in the office, on the factory floor, at manufacturing partners, and in the lab to execute the Project Kuiper mission.About the teamThe PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineering team delivers and deploys test systems for all Kuiper satellite PCBAs. This is an inclusive, inter-disciplinary team that is committed to performance, quality, & reliability. Your breadth of exposure will be immense as you collaborate with other core groups, helping to guide the test systems from design to production and operation.Here 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering Technology or related field- 8+ years of experience deploying, using, and training others on the use of complex test systems including RF functional tests, high power electrical tests, ICT/bed-of-nails fixtures, and Flying Probe test.- 8+ years of experience integrating software and hardware systems.- 8+ years of experience in the use of standard electronic lab test equipment (i.e., oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.) to debug complex PCBAs.- Ability to write detailed test station operating procedures- Ability to create deployment/capacity plans for multiple testers at multiple CMs- Experience with Linux/scripting ...

Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Paid Media, Project Kuiper, North America B2C

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 looking for a talented Senior Performance Marketing Manager to lead paid media. This role is responsible for developing the B2C performance marketing strategy, launching campaigns, and optimizing performance across all paid media channels. We are looking for someone data-driven with a relentless focus on delighting customers and improving performance. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with expertise in paid search, search engine optimization (SEO), associates, social, digital channels, direct response TV, and direct mail. You will lead automated channels and drive website traffic, maximize gross adds, and improve the customer experience. You will test, build, automate, and scale paid media initiatives. In this role, you will work with a range of technical and non-technical teams to build automated marketing technology, assess marketing capabilities, own the experimentation strategy, and undertake detailed performance analysis. The scope of this role focuses on delivering against key business goals, while also innovating and finding efficiencies through the development and management of a multi-year strategy and roadmap.Key job responsibilities- Lead the strategy, design, and execution of local performance marketing campaigns and ongoing management of paid media channels for Project Kuiper’s B2C business in the US, Canada, and Mexico- Optimize subscriber acquisition across paid search, SEO, associates, social, digital channels, direct response TV, and direct mail- Apply deep and wide functional expertise to develop channel strategies and testing/experimentation plans. Create successful innovations in North America that can be adopted and scaled across other regions- Conduct detailed campaign and channel performance analysis, leveraging data to optimize strategies, refine targeting, and improve performance. Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting frameworks to track KPIs, present actionable insights, and enable data-informed decision-making- Champion automation, attribution measurement and scaled solutions, by influencing prioritization in tech roadmaps- Stay current with industry and Amazon best-practices to define and execute an innovation roadmap to delight customers and drive efficiencies throughout your areaExport 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- 5+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements- Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)- Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs ...

Senior Performance Marketing Manager, Project Kuiper, North America B2C

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 looking for a talented Senior Performance Marketing Manager to lead Amazon Owned & Operated (O&O) channels. This role is responsible for developing the B2C performance marketing strategy, launching campaigns, and optimizing performance across all Amazon O&O channels. We are looking for someone data-driven with a relentless focus on delighting customers and improving performance. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with expertise in Amazon O&O marketing channels such as product pages, homepage, email, push notifications, onsite search, as well as other Amazon O&O video, audio, and display ad placements. You will lead automated marketing channels and drive website traffic, maximize gross adds, and improve the customer experience. You will test, build, automate, and scale O&O marketing initiatives. In this role, you will work with a range of technical and non-technical teams to build automated marketing technology, assess marketing capabilities, own the experimentation strategy, and undertake detailed performance analysis. The scope of this role focuses on delivering against key business goals, while also innovating and finding efficiencies through the development and management of a multi-year strategy and roadmap.Key job responsibilities- Lead the strategy, design, and execution of local performance campaigns and ongoing management of O&O traffic channels for Project Kuiper’s B2C business in the US, Canada, and Mexico- Optimize subscriber acquisition across product pages, homepage, email, push notifications, onsite search, as well as other Amazon O&O video, audio, and display ad placements- Apply deep and wide functional expertise to develop channel strategies and testing/experimentation plans. Create successful innovations in North America that can be adopted and scaled across other regions- Conduct detailed campaign and channel performance analysis, leveraging data to optimize strategies, refine targeting, and improve performance. Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting frameworks to track KPIs, present actionable insights, and enable data-informed decision-making- Champion automation, attribution measurement and scaled solutions, by influencing prioritization in tech roadmaps- Stay current with industry and Amazon best-practices to define and execute an innovation roadmap to delight customers and drive efficiencies throughout your areaExport 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- 5+ years of professional non-internship marketing experience- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements- Experience with Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables)- Experience building, executing and scaling cross-functional marketing programs ...

Senior Product Manager - Technical, B2B Business Tools, Kuiper Commercial Revenue Operations

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 seeking an exceptional Senior Product Manager to lead strategy and implementation of business tools for revenue planning, sales territory planning, quota deployment, and sales rewards distribution. As a Senior Product Manager Technical you will work extensively with sales, deal desk ,legal and finance teams to understand business requirements and work with engineers to build systems on 1P (Amazon Systems) and 3P (Salesforce) technology stacks . You will be responsible for identifying and, discovering customer problems, defining business strategy, defining product vision, building the product roadmap, writing detailed requirements, evangelizing the product within the organization, managing executive stakeholders and launching product to target users. You will constantly need to make tradeoffs to balance between large forward thinking initiatives and smaller incremental value adds.Key job responsibilities- Define business strategy and product vision by authoring PR-FAQs and vision documents- Build product roadmaps- Author business requirements documents- Evangelize the product within the organization, - Manage executive stakeholders including Directors and Senior Managers of business, sales, marketing, finance, legal and engineering teams- Launching product to target users and create training content- Make complex trade off decisions- Work with engineering teams to build features on third party and firs party amazon systems.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.About the teamKuiper Commercial Revenue Operations (CRO) is responsible for the business strategy, operations and systems for Kuiper's commercial business across multiple industry segments in multiple countries.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of technical product management experience.- 5+ years experience of working directly with engineering teams.- 3+ years of experience working on B2B business processes.- Knowledge of B2B sales lifecycle and deal management processes. ...