Systems Engineer - Propulsion, Kuiper

Do you want to develop, deliver, and operate Kuiper’s electric propulsion system, deployed onboard thousands of satellites? Your efforts will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

In this role, you will work with the Propulsion team to create systems engineering artifacts, applying them to ensure that Propulsion hardware and software perform as required. You will support reviews of ground tests and flight operations, while developing the knowledge and experience to support mission operations in real time. You will also help stand-up processes enabling the autonomous and scalable identification of trends or anomalies in telemetry from flight & ground tests.

Key job responsibilities

• Verify system operation in flight, test, and emulated test venues
• Develop and maintain test cases derived from high-level system requirements.
• Identify, document, and address gaps in test coverage and requirements
• Support data reviews of ground tests and flight operations: confirm nominal operation, identify and investigate anomalies
• Develop or implement tools and processes to support autonomous and scalable identification of anomalies in test/flight data.
• Write, run, and review hardware-in-the-loop tests against system concept of operations (CONOPs) and requirements
• Support writing, reviewing, and maintaining design and test artifacts for the production propulsion system. This includes software interfaces, high-level software requirements, and propulsion system requirements.
• Support systems engineering efforts within the propulsion system, and with critical stakeholders
• Support flight directors during on-orbit operations

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

• 4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience with prototyping and implementation

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools
• Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $93,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/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. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.