Amazon Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager Kuiper Government Solutions 

United States, California, Los Angeles 

871764082

Key job responsibilities
* Lead a diverse team of mechanical designers and analysts on projects that can vary from space based payloads and structures, to airborne electronics and antennas, to ground based mechanism, electronics and support equipment
* Establish and enforce technical standards, guidelines, and checklists to ensure the appropriate balance between rigor and execution velocity
* Apply extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering to mentor and guide the team in developing these systems while balancing requirements with reliability, SWAP, and complexity
* Chair design reviews, risk assessments, and problem resolution throughout the product development lifecycle
* Be an expert in one or more areas of mechanical design or analysis, thermal design or analysis, structural dynamics.
* Hire and develop requisite talent to ensure the team can meet KGS's goals and deliver for customer needs .Scoping, managing, resourcing, and delivering multiple technical projects in parallel from concept to production
* Developing and reporting performance metrics for the mechanical engineering team to peers and executives
* Interfacing with engineering managers, product management, and/or program management to drive new product development programs from concept to production
* Support project and resource planning for individual projects and the engineering organization
Security 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.

BS in Mechanical Engineering
5+ years managing hardware engineering teams
8+ years as a lead mechanical engineer (design, structural, thermal, or dynamics)
Expert in at least one mechanical engineering discipline (Design/Structural/Thermal) and well versed in the other disciplines
Demonstrated expertise in spacecraft structures or electronics packaging applications

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering
10+ years managing large hardware engineering teams
10+ years as a lead mechanical engineer (design, structural, thermal, dynamics)
Expert in multiple mechanical engineering discipline (Design/Structural/Thermal/dynamics) and well versed in the other disciplines