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Amazon · 2 weeks ago

Sr Opto Mechanical Engineer, Amazon Leo

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$129K/yr - $214K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is seeking a Sr Opto Mechanical Engineer for its Amazon Leo low Earth orbit satellite network. The role involves leading manufacturing and test development for optical systems, collaborating with engineering teams, and ensuring high-quality production processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as primary technical interface to development team, participating as the lead technical voice from the factory in Design Reviews, key technical escalations, and new product development activities

Design and analyze of optical systems, including opto-mechanical mounting. Review designs from design engineer for performance, DFM, FMEA, etc

Align laser and/or optical systems. Measure laser properties and optical performance to ensure product specifications are met

Collaborate with the optical engineering and system engineering leads with the opto-mechanical system design

Drive full documentation of mechanical design including BOM, drawings and procedures

25% - On the shop floor, working with production teams to implement new processes, review & solve key technical blockers in production, performing production development testing, etc

25% - Independent development work such as deep diving on available data sets to identify and implement key production improvement actions, acting on quality escapes by developing and implementing new quality control measures, developing & executing to existing roadmaps for capacity increase, process simplification, etc

40% - Meeting settings, collaborating with others on topics such as new design introductions, production process change management, production solution finding reviews, etc

10% - Mentorship settings with other engineers on the team, performing collaborative work & coaching to develop the team members skillsets, while ensuring common team execution to your technical vision

Qualification

Opto-mechanical systems designOptical alignment techniquesMechanical systems designOptical design principlesNew Product IntroductionCommercial CAD softwareCollaborationMentorshipProblem-solving

Required

Degree in one of the following areas OR related field OR equivalent work experience: Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, Optics/Optical Sciences

Experience in design of opto-mechanical systems, familiar with optics mounting and optical alignment

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

Familiarity New Product Introduction

5+ years of experience in mechanical systems design and development using at least one standard commercial CAD software package (Solidworks, Creo, etc) including experience with GD&T, FEA and quality detail drawing documentation

Proficient with optical design principles and ray tracing