Amazon Sr Optical Test Engineer Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

887581654

We're looking for a Sr Optical Test Engineer to lead manufacturing and test development.As the Optical Test Engineer for a Line Replaceable Unit at Project Kuiper, you will be directly responsible for the production test development, introduction, improvement, & maintenance of a key module on our next generation spacecraft. You’ll be the leading technical voice for a team of manufacturing engineers working on the product, solving challenging technical problems associated with delivering an ultra-high-performing optical, electrical, and mechatronic module to space.You will serve as a key lynchpin connection design/development, factory operations, quality engineering, program management, and more as you drive the manufacturing processes, we use from initial production introduction to full rate production. You will leverage your expertise in optical test design to partner with development on the design and test of future iterations of the system and sub-assembly and our associated production test systems & tooling.You’ll solve complex industrial challenges associated with balancing production velocity, exceptional quality, and cost competitive production concepts while ensuring smooth technical execution of current production operations. You’ll be a key animating force in the increase in production capacity through vision & execution of capital investment for production scaling & automation.Key job responsibilities- Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment.Export Control Requirement:
A day in the life

- Degree in one of the following areas OR related field OR equivalent work experience:
- - Optical Engineering
- - Electrical Engineering
- - Physics
- - Optics/Optical Sciences
- Demonstrated experience with Opto-mechanical systems, including optical bonding, fiber optic assembly, laser systems fabrication, optical metrology, and mechatronic systems
- 5+ years experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Familiarity New Product Introduction
- 5+ years experience building and operating production systems or test framework and tools with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Labview or other related language.
- - Experienced in at least one of the following modelling software packages: LightTools, Zemax, CODE V, FRED, TracePro, SPEOS, etc.