• Bachelors degree in engineering, physics, aerospace, or similar field
• 5+ years of space vehicle, bus, RF payload, or optical payload integration and test or related industry experience
• 5+ years of experience developing space or communication system test requirements, plans, and procedures for system design verification and validation.
• 4+ years of experience developing code in Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, Docker, Rust on Linux platforms and experience with industry standard coding practices
• Experience with testing satellite communications payloads, optical communications payload, spacecraft bus and constituent subsystems, or space vehicle level.

• Master’s Degree or PhD in engineering, physics, computer science, or similar field
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive; resourceful, and able to deliver results with minimal direction
• Excellent oral and written communication and leadership skills with strong sense of ownership and drive
• Ability to coordinate between engineering, test lab, and technicians (if applicable) and schedule testing resources
• Experience as the technical lead, leading small groups of other test engineers across multiple designs
• Experience in developing and reviewing requirements to support various test phases
• Experience in test plan development related to established space hardware test standards (GEVS/SMC-S-016) or military standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160)
• Strong debugging/troubleshooting skills
• Solid understanding of system engineering test fundamentals
• Computational problem solving and test automation/optimization in one or more of the following: Python, Matlab, LabVIEW, C/C++, Docker, Rust on a Linux platform.
• Experience in development, integration, and commissioning of satellite communication systems
• Experience with development of automated test systems
• Experience writing end to end and integration and test plans
• Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures
• Experience developing, executing, and reviewing formal acceptance/qualification test results
• Experience with communication and electrical system test equipment such as vector spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, power supplies, and oscilloscopes
• Experience with incoming calibration checks and developing calibration procedures
• Broad knowledge of satellite communication link budgets (RF or Optical)
• Broad knowledge and experience in multiple disciplines related to satellite or space systems, including design, integration, test, operation, maintenance, and configuration/data management
• Experience supporting system engineering of space and/or ground systems development efforts including meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
• Demonstrated experience working with government agencies

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Project Kuiper is a visionary initiative within Amazon that aims to revolutionize global connectivity through the development of a state-of-the-art Low Earth Orbit (LEO) interconnected satellite communication constellation. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed, low latency, internet services to underserved and unserved communities and remote communities around the world. By leveraging cutting-edge satellite technology, we are working towards a future where everyone has access to reliable and high-quality internet connectivity regardless of their location.

The Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) Engineering organization is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted government and international customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale. KGS Engineering leads the development and delivery of targeted and scalable solutions for custom space and terrestrial applications. KGS collaborates closely with Project Kuiper to leverage the constellation of advance satellites to provide seamless and efficient communication capabilities to meet the needs of our customers. The KGS Engineering team is seeking highly technical and talented individuals who are passionate about creating unique solutions that result in a positive impact on a global scale.

The System Integration & Test (I&T) engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative space-based and terrestrial applications. The System I&T Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) inter-disciplinary teams and collaborate with key partners and suppliers in order to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System I&T Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.

As a member of the KGS Engineering Integrated Systems Solutions organization, the System I&T engineer will be responsible for developing the architecture and executing the design, build, and validation of test systems for complex systems and subsystems. The candidate will have the capabilities to develop test procedures, test software, test scripts, APIs, and automation to enable test and verification at various products levels including but not limited to system-on-chip (SoC) calibration algorithm verification, silicon wafer and photonics test, test automation and data analysis for electronics, opto-mechanical/opto-electrical subsystems, and system level tests including environmental tests. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the test architecture supports all aspects of the integration, test, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the test support equipment to the particular satellite or ground element being developed. Testing efforts include functional and performance testing through various environmental conditions as required and it will be the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the test systems enable efficient test execution and requirements verification.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on large-scale programs with a diverse set of talented individuals, as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies).

Key job responsibilities
• Provide System Integration and Test leadership to one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
• Provide system-level test design technical expertise to one or more of the following products and services: satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals.
• Specify and develop end-to-end payload or sub-system integration and test plans and procedures to validate performance against customer and/or partner requirements
• Create test algorithms, test scripts, and calibration routines as part of performing lab and field evaluation of integrated satellites, bus, payloads or sub-systems
• Analyze system and subsystem test data and engage with cross functionally with teammates, partners, suppliers, or customers to evaluate the product performance and provide proactive feedback on potential improvements.
• Architect, design, and validate mechanical, optical, and electrical support equipment necessary to enable test execution and requirements verification
• Prepare reports documenting test results, test coverage, performance results and other key performance indicator (KPI) metrics, and communicate issues effectively with developers and managers
• Effectively manage and track to closure test anomalies, defects, and bugs; Debug, root-cause, and make continuous improvements of control systems in a high-rate production environment

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 performed.”

About the team
Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) Engineering is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale. These solutions are tailored to meet the needs of government and international customers for both space-based and terrestrial applications. The Integrated Engineering Solutions organization under KGS Engineering plays a vital role in the entire life cycle of the development of an engineering solution, including architecture development, requirements and interface definition through assembly, integration, and test (AI&T). verification, and post-delivery and operational support.