Electrical Engineer, ALG, Amazon Leo Government

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The mission of Amazon Leos Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Amazon Leo technology and provide high speed low latency and secure satellite broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

The Electrical Engineer will play a pivotal role in the team delivering innovative and fast-paced analysis and design solutions focusing on satellite and ground system design and analysis as well as on the design of the various communication and control needs (compute storage data transfer etc.) of the electronics sub-systems. They will be expected to lead a variety of tasks from schematic design and component selection circuit analysis and simulation to layout review and board bring-up and test. They will work across teams and support fellow engineers with design reviews and the preparation of joint reports and proposals. The candidate will have a sharp focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct trades and analyses to show that proposed solutions will meet the customers goals.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience working on complex programs with a diverse set of talented individuals as well as with partner organizations (including government agencies). The candidate will exhibit the potential to lead small sub-teams of electrical engineers and be able to prepare easy-to-read and technically compelling written reports.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS / SCI.

Key job responsibilities

Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis.

Responsible for electrical circuit design (including digital and analog power) for hosting sensitive RF and communications payloads including processing memory and communication buses.

Strong technical background and work experience designing electronic circuits including Analog Power Digital Design Mixed-Signal ADC / DAC Processors FPGA MCU SoC Memory Transceivers Clock generation and distribution.

Analyze designed circuits using software tools for performance and characterization including Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) on fabricated Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designs.

Identify top level customer requirements and ensure high quality and innovative designs are pursued.

Perform electrical design and layout trade studies for electrical and power sub-systems contributing to overall system architecture including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams.

Facilitate cost trades on multiple parallel configurations for cost / manufacturability vs design uncertainty

Deliver well-written documentation reports and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts.

Design and support test campaigns both development and qualification / acceptance for space hardware.

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• 5 years of experience in electrical engineering
• Experience in electronic circuit design and analysis.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105600 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000 / 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Key Skills

Electrical Engineering,Lighting Design,System Design,Firmware,NEC,LabView,PCB,CAD,Fpga,Autocad,Programmable Logic Controllers,Revit

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 105600 - 185000