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[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10507271/senior-hw-dev-engineer-payload-leo-paa-hardware) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Amazon](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) / Senior HW Dev Engineer-Payload, Leo PAA Hardware ## Job description Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. ### A day in the life As an Senior Hardware Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most innovative, challenging, and exciting phased array antenna systems in industry right now. You will engage with an experienced team to conceive and design phased arrays aimed at delighting customers with affordable, reliable, high bandwidth connectivity. You will work closely with Amazon Leo’s various sub-teams and engage third party suppliers to drive product definition, design, optimization, implementation, and test. The Senior Hardware Engineer will have a complete understanding of how their design changes impact downstream partners such as operations, supply chain, product management, and reliability. They will make daily high-value judgements on tactical vs. strategic decisions in order to achieve system performance targets and maintain schedules despite unexpected challenges. Amazon strongly believes in Ownership and you will have the opportunity to own your designs from concept through production. ### You will own or contribute to the following - Own PCBA development from concept through production - Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems - Design high-speed digital circuitry in collaboration with various teams - Lead and review schematic capture and PCB layout - Lead PCB vendor engagement for DFM review - Optimize PCB stack-up for performance and cost - Generate test plans/procedures based off high level requirement definition - Complete board bring-up and perform test campaigns for different modules and subsystems - Design of automated test systems, test fixtures, and factory test - Support the transition of the designs to production ### About the hiring group The payload team is responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, validation, qualification, and new product introduction to manufacturing for all satellite payload. These payload systems will meet performance requirements as well as environmental and reliability requirements. To this end, the payload team collaborates closely with all the partner teams including silicon, power, mechanical, thermal, modem, RF/Coms system, and SW teams. ### 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Aug 19, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Aug 20, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 8, 2026 - Listed for: 81 days - Location: US, WA, Redmond[Apply on Amazon’s careers site →](https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/10507271/senior-hw-dev-engineer-payload-leo-paa-hardware) ## Hiring at Amazon - Open jobs: 21,930 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All Amazon jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Amazon ### [Senior PCB Layout Engineer, Project Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/2ce25a55299fa33c55de/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Senior Hardware Technical Program Manager, Amazon Leo Customer Terminals](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/fa7c7d41c6e52ca32000/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Senior Incident Manager, Technical Call Leader, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/0f60378c6290f7c5c93b/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Senior Manufacturing And Automation Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/45c4d125e7d3b6a911f5/) US, WA, Redmond ### [Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/8a9e4fd5be0fd7cfc1e7/) US, WA, Redmond ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Hardware and Payload Architect](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lockheed-martin/jobs/34ede30cf44dad989977/) Lockheed Martin · Highlands Ranch, CO ### [Future Payload Capabilities Interface Control Systems Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/c04f662f370ce7733810/) BAE Systems · Hill AFB, Utah, United States ### [RF Payload Calibration-Engineer Senior -$10K Sign-On Bonus](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/ca24bd084fecdf158207/) BAE Systems · Broomfield, Colorado, United States ### [Structures and Payload Design Engineer (Payload Systems Design)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/boeing/jobs/aa0190ee6b4fb956335f/) Boeing · USA - North Charleston, SC ### [Structures & Payload Design Engineer (Payload Systems Design) - Experienced or Senior](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/boeing/jobs/31c813c4db58c1ffee21/) Boeing · USA - North Charleston, SC [Jobs in Redmond, WA](/locations/us/wa/redmond/)[Jobs in Washington](/locations/us-wa/)[Operations jobs](/functions/operations/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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