Sensor & Robotics Test Engineer, Leo Ground Systems

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will:

- Become a key member of the Ground Systems Integration and test team working directly with our site build teams.

- Lead development, integration, and ongoing build operations of ground gateway antenna and terminal test systems, both fielded and in build.

- Work closely with implementation teams to troubleshoot issues, perform data driven analysis of results, and make recommendations for improvements and corrective actions.

- Support the rest of the Ground Systems team along with our suppliers in the identification and execution of design corrective actions improve site build defects and improve site built automation efforts

- Lead in the development of optimized field deployment integration and operational readiness test programs

- Lead in the development of automated tests that further improve in site build defect discovery and correction enabling deployment of Leo's innovative Ground Gateway System

- Communicate regularly on status, risk, and change control.

- Help teams reduce exposure to classic failure modes.

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.

A day in the life

As a Sensor & Robotics Test Engineer, you will provide leadership supporting execution of Leo's ground integration and site build test activities. You will become a subject matter expert on the Leo ground system design and will be called upon frequently as such to support critical troubleshooting activities. You will help develop and will work extensively with the Gateway terminal test systems to validate supplier product updates relative to site deployment and troubleshoot system issues.

About the team

The Ground Systems team is responsible for the architecture, design, build, and installation of Leo's Ground and TT&C Gateways. Our Ground Gateways enable high data rate, low latency communications between Leo points of presence and our Low Earth Orbit Satellite constellation. The team works closely with Ground Infrastructure Services, Networks, Regulatory, Payload Test, and RF Systems teams to ensure Leo provides a seamless customer experience.