Lab Engineer, Kuiper Guidance Navigation And Control & Propulsion
Amazon
Project Kuiper Job Opportunity
Project Kuiper is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers. As a member of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) & Propulsion Integrated Testing team, this role will build, maintain, improve, and troubleshoot hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test capabilities. This includes monitoring the status and functionality of satellite components and support equipment, working with multiple stakeholders to optimize operations and resolve disruptions in availability, and automating tests and test equipment. In addition to support for existing test capabilities, this role will utilize existing design documentation to procure, build, commission, and integrate new HITL test assets for internal customers within Project Kuiper. You will collaborate with teams spanning software, avionics, vehicle integration, reliability, and more to ensure Kuiper satellites are tested with rigor.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute monitoring and maintenance of test equipment including mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and vacuum systems
- Troubleshoot and repair failed or faulty components
- Design and implement automated control systems and safety interlocks
- Support day to day operations of HITL venues, including configuration management
- Assemble and deliver test racks including servers, data acquisition systems, sensors, actuators, and thermal control
- Follow ESD, low and high voltage, vacuum, and other safety protocols