Amazon Satellite Test HW Development Manager Integrated Vehicle 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

555387380

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.As a Project Kuiper Satellite Test Hardware Development Manager, you will lead and engage an experienced cross-disciplinary team to develop, implement and maintain the hardware systems that enable engineering and manufacturing teams to test Kuiper satellites at scale. You will define roadmaps, provide technical guidance, prioritize deliverables, and allocate resources to deliver innovative test solutions for qualification and production use cases. You will deliver solutions encompassing environmental, robotics, mechanical, electrical, radio-frequency, and vision systems.You will work with engineering teams across ground and space systems, to deliver integral solutions to test fully assembled spacecraft and ensure readiness for launch operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in hardware development and integration of complex systems with a proven background in commissioning and functional validation of end products.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop innovative integrated test systems comprehensive of hardware to optimize and improve test execution capabilities and processes.- Juggle multiple priorities while optimizing the system and schedule.
About the team
The Integrated Vehicle Test team is responsible for delivering functional spacecraft to orbit to ensure Kuiper’s mission success. We do so through development of advanced test systems and execution of test campaigns that help guarantee reliable operation of satellite vehicles in space. 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.

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.
- 2+ years of experience managing direct reports in a cross-disciplinary team
- 5+ years of experience in design and validation of hardware/software systems 5+ years of experience in a development environment
- 5+ years of experience with integration of complex systems
- Solid understanding of Engineering and Testing fundamentals.

- Master's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer science or a related field.
- 5+ years experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
- 5+ years of experience with integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- 3+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, C)
- 5+ years of experience in development of test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)