Sr. Systems Engineer, Satellite Power Hardware-In-The-Loop, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We are seeking a Systems Engineer, who is familiar with the validation of hardware and software stacks that comprise of our satellite’s vehicle power system. We support the design, build, and test of complex vehicle power hardware and software systems for Amazon Leo satellites. This role is hands-on and spans flight vehicle design and verification, test infrastructure design reviews, cross-functional technical engagement, and execution of validation campaigns for current and next- power components and systems of the Amazon Leo Satellite product roadmap. You will work closely with Electric, Systems, Mechanical, Thermal, Reliability, Manufacturing, and external partners to ensure power systems meet targeted performance, safety, and mission requirements.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. or , U.S. permanent (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Power Systems testing stakeholders (electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, etc.) to capture power systems test venue needs and requirements and perform trade-offs to meet those requirements
- Define power systems test technical architecture, product road map, and validation against design verification matrices
- Participate in technical design reviews for power systems hardware and software releases
- Provide test input to vehicle power system design trade studies and support next- power systems development
- Design, prototype, and deploy test systems hardware and software to verify and validate power systems performance against requirements
- Scale manual, one-off testing into automated, unattended, routine campaigns

About the team
The Satellite Power HITL team is responsible for ensuring the safety, performance, and reliability of spacecraft power systems (battery, solar, power distribution, bus, etc.) from early development throughout production. The team builds the infrastructure needed to test complex power systems and verifies system (hardware and software) performance against requirements.