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Amazon · 2 weeks ago

Sr Optical Test Engineer, Amazon Leo

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$129K/yr - $214K/yr

5+ years exp

Amazon is launching its low Earth orbit satellite network, Amazon Leo, aimed at providing reliable internet connectivity to underserved areas. The Sr Optical Test Engineer will lead manufacturing and test development for a critical module of the spacecraft, working closely with a team of engineers to solve complex technical challenges and improve production processes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Conceptualize, design, develop, and improve test solutions and test-setup through collaboration/leadership of a team of manufacturing engineers

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

Support operations team directly by being a high solving power engineer, capable of bringing multiple diverging technical perspectives together in high pressure escalation moments such as quality containments

Own the capacity increase roadmap for production including defining the relevant capital equipment required for rate increase and helping to lead the design, procurement, install, and qualification of new rate enabling equipment

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

Optical EngineeringOpto-mechanical systemsProduction systemsTest frameworksNew Product IntroductionModelling softwareCollaborationMentorshipProblem-solving

Required

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

Demonstrated experience with Opto-mechanical systems, including optical bonding, fiber optic assembly, laser systems fabrication, optical metrology, and mechatronic systems

5+ years experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures

Familiarity New Product Introduction

5+ years experience building and operating production systems or test framework and tools with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Labview or other related language

Experienced in at least one of the following modelling software packages: LightTools, Zemax, CODE V, FRED, TracePro, SPEOS, etc

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