Amazon SrSystem Integration & Test Engineer Kuiper Government Solutions 

United States, California, Los Angeles 

427250139

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
• 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 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 environmentSecurity Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.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.

• Bachelor's 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 developing space or communication system test requirements, plans, and procedures for system design verification and validation.
• 4+ years developing code in Matlab, 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
• Demonstrated hands-on experience designing and developing hardware solutions in a dynamic lab environment.
• Experience as the technical lead, leading small groups of other test engineers across multiple designs
• 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 with communication and electrical system test equipment such as vector spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, power supplies, and oscilloscopes
• Experience in development, integration, and commissioning of satellite communication systems
• Experience writing end to end and integration and test plans
• Demonstrated success in scaling hardware/software operations from prototype to production