Senior ECAD Tools Application Engineer, Project Kuiper

Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon’s Project Kuiper is long-term initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The ECAD team supports the tools and infrastructure for Electrical Engineering, PCB Design, Library Management and the interface to our Enterprise systems including PLM, ERP and our Manufacturing tools.

Key job responsibilities
As a Senior ECAD Tools Application Engineer in the team, will be responsible for:

• providing a stable, reliable set of Electrical Computer Aided Design (ECAD) tools for electrical engineering design, layout, and simulation engineers.
• Anticipate tool needs, support users, and develop processes to enable to successful and rapid development of a leading-edge low earth orbit satellite constellation.

A day in the life
Our tools administrators help solve the problems of the day, work to lay the foundation for the future and stay on top of the most current technologies and methods to aid in our tools running at peak performance. Activities will include working with an end user to get their project back on track, creating a proposal and documents for future infrastructure needs to support scalability for the team and tools, automating processes to streamline development, and researching new tools or technologies to increase design rigor and productivity.

About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Application Engineer for one or more CAD tools such as (Mentor Xpedition, Cadence Allegro, Altium Designer).
• 5+ years of experience with frontend (design tools), and the backend (ECAD library/design database, server infrastructure)
• 5+ years Enterprise Tool administration experience, debugging and solving client and server-side application issues, software installation, configuration, etc.
• 3+ years of developing and documenting engineering processes related to ECAD tools and engineering activities.
• Export Control Requirements: 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone.
• An effective multi-tasker who navigates a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with grace and efficiency.
• Excellent at creating and maintaining working relationships across all levels and disciplines, receptive to feedback and input from others, and quick to apply changes.
• Work with internal subject matter experts to gather information, synthesize business and technical concepts, build strategic business metrics, and write original content that drives decision-making at the highest levels of the organization.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.


Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $108,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $210,800/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 comp