Lab Engineer - Integrated Test, Project Kuiper

Job Opportunity At Project Kuiper

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. This role is for a highly dynamic and motivated individual that will work with manufacturing engineers to construct instructions and processes for technicians performing test operations. To be successful in this role you will need to define, procure, setup, and maintain test fixtures and test support equipment. You will partner with fixture and harnessing teams to ensure component standardization across the program. You will create the foundational production system standards and processes needed to achieve rate production.

Key job responsibilities:

• Serve as a point of support for test equipment and processes
• Create spacecraft hardware test procedures for technicians (standard operating procedures) and unblock issues arising during test operations
• Establish and increase the efficiency of environmental test processes to maximize output and enable products to rapidly transition from engineering development to rate production
• Identify improvement opportunities and execute initiatives to maintain safe operations, ensure product quality, reduce lead time and increase productivity
• Troubleshoot and identify ultimate root cause of issues in test processes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Establish production processes for 5S, FOD control, tool management, calibration procedures and visual management of production tooling and equipment
• Enable production test autonomy by challenging requirements, simplifying work procedures, and automating actions

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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Knowledge of industry standard test automation tools and experience developing product test frameworks
• 2+ years in a Space/Aerospace/Military/Automotive hardware testing environment
• 1+ years hands-on environmental test experience, vibration, shock, acoustic in compliance with MIL-STD-810, SMC-S-016, or MIL-STD-1540.
• 1+ years of project management of technical projects
• Demonstrated ability to interpret electrical schematics and Piping and instrumentation drawings.
• 1+ years working with Data Acquisition systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years in a Space/Aerospace/Military/Automotive hardware testing environment
• Associate's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• Previous work in one or more of the following disciplines; Structural loads and dynamics, thermal, or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience running force limited vibration testing or other environmental test equipment operation experience and basic automation experiences (python or similar)
• Understanding of data acquisition systems and instrumentation selection. Experience developing processes and tooling
• Experience commissioning and troubleshooting test equipment. Demonstrated ability to scale production rate capability.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $73,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $165,200/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.