Amazon Senior Failure Analysis Engineer Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

354548404

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 Failure Analysis Lab Engineer, you will be responsible for conducting technical lab work which supports satellite failure analysis and materials development investigations. You will develop and execute SOPs focused on producing world-class analysis outcomes in the areas of sample preparation and physical/chemical characterization. A majority of time will be spent in a lab environment, so enthusiasm for hands-on work and developing lab procedures is important. You will provide technical support for materials and failure analysis investigations with the goal of driving design and manufacturing improvements. To enable this, you will be an expert in the following:· Mechanical cross sectioning and associated sample preparation
· X-ray inspection methods (2D and computed tomography)
· Optical inspection methods and measurements
· Lab equipment procurement and maintenance

- Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering
- 5+ years experience in materials science / failure analysis
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with failure analysis techniques. Examples include SEM/EDS, 2-D and 3-D X-ray (uCT), thermal-mechanical analysis

- Postgraduate degree in Material Science, Chemistry, or Physics (or similar)
- Experience in failure analysis of electronic assemblies
- Experience in an aerospace-related lab environment
- Experience with X-ray inspection (2D and computed tomography) with associated measurement software (VGSTUDIO or similar)
- Experience with fatigue, vibration and shock, electrical stress, and environmental stress testing
- Experience writing SOP documents and lab reports
- Willingness to independently troubleshoot and maintain scientific equipment, engaging equipment manufacturers when necessary for support