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Amazon · 6 hours ago

Lead Harness Quality Engineer, Amazon Leo

Bellevue, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$137K/yr - $186K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is seeking a Lead Harness Quality Engineer for its Leo satellite broadband network. The role involves leading a team to ensure aerospace quality in electrical harnesses, collaborating with various engineering teams, and managing supplier quality systems to improve product integrity.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for the design quality assurance of electrical harnesses (including harness components and hardware, connectors, backshells, cable and wire) for power distribution, grounding, RF, communication and high-speed data signal

Electrical Integrity Ownership: Lead analysis and mitigation strategies for signal degradation, transient susceptibility, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in test harnesses, flight harnesses and test systems

Partner with design engineering, reliability engineering and test engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle to influence harness design and interconnects to ensure electrical signal integrity

Serve as the go-to owner for root cause analysis (RCA) of harness anomalies

Own and lead Leo quality management activities for all harnesses including requirements definition, part qualification, production process validation, receiving/source inspection, CAPA, metrics reporting, and continuous improvement

Guide product development teams on supplier selection, assessment, audit and development decisions

Partner cross-functionally to define Leo Quality System in compliance with AS9100 & IS09001

Scale supplier processes and quality systems to reduce defects with increasing volumes

Be a subject matter expert in the disciplines of vendor process management and quality control

Lead external audit teams

Influence supplier selections and engineering design decisions to factor sustainable quality

Influence supplier investments to reduce risk and improve quality of components

Establish and monitor supplier mechanisms for verifying production processes remain in control

Analyze and improve supplier quality metrics

Represent Leo Supplier Quality in cross-functional initiatives

Travel as needed to accomplish program objectives

Participates in product development teams as owner of supplier quality system requirements

Acts with internal customer obsession on behalf of Leo production by reducing defect rates and driving root cause analysis

Builds and enforces implementation of the Leo Quality System

Serves as the face of Leo Quality for suppliers communicating expectations, reviewing methods and resolving issues

Facilitates component quality control as subject matter expert in partnership with receiving and inspection teams

Owns development and automation of business processes impacting quality

Splits time between Amazon facilities and visiting supplier operations

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringWiring Harness DesignSupplier Quality ManagementEMI Standards ComplianceFunctional Test ProceduresRoot Cause AnalysisHardware DebugECAD SoftwareProject ManagementAnalytical AbilitiesCross-Functional CoordinationCommunication Skills

Required

Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Familiarity with MIL-STD-461, IPC/WHMA-A-620, or similar EMI and harnessing standards

Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Experience developing and executing PPAP

Experience conducting supplier quality system and process audits

Experience driving supplier RCCA

5+ years experience as Electrical Engineer designing wiring harness for large electrical systems

Experience working with contract manufacturing for wiring harnesses

Experience designing wiring systems for space environments w/ EMI

Hands on experience in hardware debug and automated verification

Awareness of industry standards and regulations (SAE, ISO, IPC, etc.)

Preferred

Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

Experience with the project management of technical projects

Experience in project management of technical programs

Experience working in aerospace, medical, or other regulated environments

Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production

Experience in spacecraft or high-reliability electronics environments

Experience with harness design and testing methods (DWV, IR, NEXT, FEXT, TDR, VSWR, etc.) for complex systems

Experience with ECAD software KiCad, Altium, Expedition, and/or Mentor Graphics

Strong cross-functional coordination skills with avionics, systems, test, and harness manufacturing teams

Benefits

Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave