Amazon Sr Systems Engineer Integrated Vehicle Testing 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

373511377

Key job responsibilities
- Develop, augment, and support testing of components, from subsystems to the full spacecraft to determine suitability for flight.
- Lead the definition and implementation of organization wide test strategies to mitigate product risks to stakeholders.
- Work with avionics, payload and software teams to gather requirements, design test plans, determine applicable test cases, and prepare for test execution.
- Develop complex test automation sequences using scripting languages such as Python.
- Develop innovative hardware and processes to optimize and improve testing capabilities.
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A day in the life
As a Project Kuiper Satellite Test Engineer you will work with multiple engineering and manufacturing teams across ground and space systems to specify test equipment requirements, develop test plans and complex test commanding scripts and execute test campaigns to support development and production test initiatives. Your focus will be in optimization of test processes to enable Project Kuiper production plans.About the team
The Integrated Vehicle Test team is responsible for development and execution of test plans to ensure reliable operation of satellite vehicles in space. The team’s responsibilities include process development, test hardware and software development and test execution for qualification vehicles and improving and scaling processes for production cadence. The tasks and daily focus change rapidly, and you will often take on exciting new responsibilities to ensure project success. Expect to be deployed to address complex problems by identifying the scope of the issue and quickly establishing innovative and functional solutions.Redmond, WA, USA

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.
- 5+ years of experience in design and validation of hardware systems.
- 5+ years of experience in a development environment
- 5+ years experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
- 2+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, C)

- Experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)
- 5+ years of experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- 5+ years of experience in a development environment.
- 5+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, C)
- Demonstrated ability to plan and execute test campaigns on complex systems.
- Experience as a technical lead, leading small groups of engineers through product development or test campaigns.
- Demonstrated ability to apply critical thinking in complex situations
- Excellent problem-solving, root causing and analysis skills
- Strong organizational, analytical, and root cause analysis skills