Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer, Avionics

Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer

Come work at Amazon! Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We seek professionals who are eager to join an ambitious project that continues to push the state of the art in satellite system design, verification test, and operations. Project Kuiper 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.

We are looking for a Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer who combines superb technical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. You will work with a team of top-notch engineers and will collaborate with multiple spacecraft design, test, and operations teams. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun, and make a positive impact on tens of millions of people. 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

• Liaison with production on behalf of engineering as the first point of contact for operational support and triage of issues regarding Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) hardware testing and manufacturing.
• Work to optimize manufacturing test flows for avionics systems, improving quality, efficiency, rate, and overall robustness of the process flow.
• Review and approve manufacturing processes and/or work procedures for test of avionics LRUs.
• Drive disposition and corrective actions for non-conformances occurring during production testing.
• Provide training and improve work instructions for production operators to reduce need for engineering support on repeat issues.
• Lead Material Review Board (MRB) efforts for avionics PCBAs/subsystems, drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of nonconforming materials, and provide feedback on findings to PCBA quality and manufacturing engineering partner teams.
• Maintain and update test station documentation including troubleshooting guides and work instructions.
• Work with the test engineering team to improve test stability, reduce test time, and guarantee the quality of the measurement data.
• Work with production manufacturing engineering to improve process flow and reduce test setup and workmanship errors.
• Work with the quality and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure high quality space flight hardware.
• Execute test rack commissioning for new production test stations or upgrades to existing stations due to new design revisions.
• Coordinate yearly test rack calibration and recommissioning test systems back to production.
• Troubleshoot and repair test setups.
• Develop reporting tools on manufacturing KPIs.
• Travel to CMs to set up on-site testing and train technicians/operators.

A Day in the Life

As a Sr. Manufacturing Test Engineer you will work within the avionics engineering team to support production and delivery of satellite avionics hardware Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) into the Kuiper satellite integration line. You will be responsible for dispositioning nonconforming parts, leading the material review board (MRB) for your system(s), and working with the electrical engineering, test engineering, test software, and manufacturing teams to root-cause issues for both PCBAs/LRUs and test systems. You will support the overall manufacturing test flow and strive for process excellence, looking for opportunities to improve yield and efficiency. You will be an expert in how your subsystem(s) are tested and provide training support for manufacturing technicians, as well as co-develop and sign off on manufacturing procedures. This position requires a technical understanding of functions of avionics subsystems and strong lab and test skills. You will have the opportunity to dive deep on our PCBA designs and test systems and must be able to effectively work cross-functionally with multiple disciplines.

About the Team

Our team design, tests, and delivers avionics subsystems such as the flight computer, power management and delivery, RF, and sensing subsystems on the satellite bus. Our team designs and delivers the test systems that enable qualifying and acceptance testing these hardware subsystems for the satellite. We take ownership and work hard to deliver the highest quality solutions to support the long-term success of Project Kuiper. This team consists of a broad set of technical backgrounds, and we look forward to welcoming people that are excited to help us deliver broadband internet to underserved communities!