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Amazon Sustaining Electrical Engineer , Project Kuiper in Redmond, Washington
Description
As a Sustaining Electrical Engineer you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to sustain and improve the design of critical satellite hardware. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and test. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
You will work within the RF Hardware Engineering team to debug failures at the CM and at Kuiper. This will be a hands-on position to support all design validation, manufacturing test and reliability aspects of design, development; including alternate source component selection and qualification. You will drive system validation activities for new products development, to implement design changes for sustaining products, to resolve technical issues for manufacturing process, and to perform failure analysis for Acceptance Test (ATP) failed units.
In this role, you will:
• Debug failing PCBAs in manufacturing and acceptance tests.
• Perform DFM and DFMEA reviews within the RF HW design group, with CM and suppliers.
• Develop system test plans for design validation.
• Define test methodology and test coverage to assure product reliability.
• Monitor quality metrics from design validation manufacturing test, acceptance test (ATP), and reliability.
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.
Key job responsibilities
o Support MP (Mass Production) yield and PRQ activities
o Apply lessons learn to next generation product development
o Understanding of high-volume product design margin and manufacturing process
o Troubleshooting/Root cause analysis methodology
o Capable of schematic capture and PCB layout
o Understanding of component selection and requirements specifications
o Ability of deep dive. This is a very important leadership principle to assess
o Experience of working with CM and component suppliers
About the team
The RF Hardware and Systems team is full of talented engineers who are the best of the best. They cover a wide range technical areas from power supplies, high speed digital, mixed signal, and RF. So members of this team need to be comfortable in multiple domains.
Basic Qualifications
BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
Experience in hardware design or testing experience on electronic devices.
Knowledge of Linux-based systems bring-up.
Experience in hardware debug of analog, digital, and high speed circuitry
Experience to use test instruments such as oscilloscope, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzer.
Experience on reliability test methodologies such as HALT, HASS.
Exposure to high volume manufacturing.
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with FPGAs and processors
Familiarity with DC power supply designs.
Familiarity with analog electronics fundamentals (transistor, op-amps, filters, etc).
Knowledge of RF Design and testing.
Knowledge of signal integrity and timing on PCB layout.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.