Sr. Electrical Engineer, Launch Vehicle Integration - Electrical Engineering

Sr. Electrical Engineer, Launch Vehicle Integration - Electrical Engineering

Job ID: | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

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, including households, schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the electrical definition and technical readiness of launch vehicle dispenser configurations supporting Amazon Leo from requirements development through qualification and flight readiness.
• Review and maintain electrical design for flight dispenser systems developed by third‑party partners, ensuring alignment with Leo system needs and launch vehicle constraints.
• Validate electrical designs for both discharge and ground support equipment to meet performance and market expectations.
• Provide technical direction on partner‑designed electrical hardware, firmware interfaces, and harnessing throughout the development lifecycle.
• Perform electrical analyses across flight and ground systems, including power distribution, current return paths, signal integrity and data interfaces, HRM firing circuits, voltage drop, and worst‑case scenarios.
• Review and approve electrical qualification data packages, consolidating and presenting evidence of configuration readiness for flight.
• Design auxiliary electrical checkout hardware (PCBA), harnessing, and test configurations needed to enable integration, verification, and launch operations.
• Review and approve electrical integration procedures, ensuring safe, repeatable, and efficient execution across production and launch environments.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex electrical issues during hardware integration, test, and launch campaign activities.
• Support occasional travel (up to 20% in certain campaign phases) to partner sites, integration facilities, and launch sites.
• Act as a technical role model, setting a high engineering bar and driving best practices in requirements development, design review, verification, and configuration control.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical engineering within aerospace, defense, or similarly complex hardware environments.
• Proficiency in designing and interpreting electrical schematics.
• Experience with PCBA CAD design tools.
• Experience performing electrical analyses (power, signal integrity, worst‑case circuit analysis).
• Experience in electrical power delivery and supporting harnessing.
• Hands‑on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, etc.).
• Experience owning or supporting electrical interfaces between independently‑developed systems.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing third‑party designs for requirements compliance, test adequacy, and qualification completeness.
• Strong understanding of requirements flow‑down, verification planning, and configuration control.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience interfacing across engineering, manufacturing, integration, and program/mission teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Experience supporting satellite integration and/or launch vehicle interfaces.
• Experience designing or owning mission‑critical electrical systems.
• Familiarity with satellite power systems, charging operations, and health monitoring.
• Experience designing spacecraft EGSE or test systems used for hardware integration and verification.
• Background in working with external suppliers or partners for hardware development.
• Experience supporting production or high‑cadence integration environments.

Benefits

Amazon offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional Supplemental life plans), Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Location & Salary

USA, WA, Redmond – USD 137,300.00 to 185,700.00 annually.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.