Amazon · 1 week ago
Lead Electric Propulsion Engineer, Amazon Leo, GNC
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is launching Amazon Leo, a low Earth orbit satellite network aimed at providing reliable internet connectivity to underserved areas. They are seeking a Lead Electric Propulsion Engineer to provide technical leadership in the propulsion design engineering team, focusing on electric propulsion systems and overseeing their development from conception to flight operations.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Impact and influence the full scope of propulsion system design, development, and production including: propellant storage and delivery; thruster magnetic circuit design; cathode design; overall system architecture trades; Propulsion avionics requirements; thermal management; system integration; and propulsion embedded software
Perform detailed system performance and risk analyses to support design trades, risk assessments, and risk mitigation plans
Act with delegated design authority to approve: production non-conformances; changes in design, test, and systems engineering artifacts; and Concepts of Operations for the Amazon Leo Propulsion system
Identify and assess technical risks based on data and outcomes in development, production, and flight operations
Lead or support test execution for development, validation, and risk assessments - especially for integrated tests across multiple large vacuum chambers suitable for testing Hall effect thrusters
Define test plans & test requirements to meet development and production test objectives
Define procedures for in-flight responses to novel off-nominal scenarios, and directly support flight operations as needed
Lead root-cause and corrective-action investigations supported by multidisciplinary engineering teams (e.g. design, manufacturing, test, quality)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or equivalent, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of professional or military experience
5+ years of experience with electric propulsion technologies through design or test
Preferred
Master's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of developing electric propulsion technologies through design & test cycles
Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE)
Familiarity with electric circuit design
Experience with finite element analysis for electromagnetic fields and/or fluid flow
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
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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