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Amazon Leo is an initiative within Amazon that aims to revolutionize global connectivity through the development of a state-of-the-art Low Earth Orbit (LEO) interconnected satellite communication constellation. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed, low latency, internet services to underserved and unserved communities and remote communities around the world. By leveraging satellite technology, we are working towards a future where everyone has access to reliable and high-quality internet connectivity regardless of their location.

The Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) Engineering organization is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted government and international customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale. ALG Engineering leads the development and delivery of targeted and scalable solutions for custom space and terrestrial applications. ALG collaborates closely with Amazon Leo to leverage the constellation of advanced satellites to provide seamless and efficient communication capabilities to meet the needs of our customers. The ALG Engineering team is seeking highly technical and talented individuals who are passionate about creating unique solutions that result in a positive impact on a global scale.

The System Engineer will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design, integrate, and test innovative product solutions. The System Engineer will work closely with colleagues throughout Amazon Leo’s inter-disciplinary team and collaborate with key partners and suppliers to ensure our system exceeds customer expectations. The System Engineer must be responsive, flexible, innovative, and able to succeed within a collaborative, fast-paced, and dynamic environment.

As a member of the ALG Engineering Systems Engineering, Integration, Test, and Manufacturing organization, the System Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of the architecture development, requirements definition & derivation, interface development, integration, test, verification, and validation of one or more of the following: the satellite bus, RF payloads, optical payloads, custom ground terminals, or custom user terminals. This includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing the particular space segment and satellite subsystems or ground segment and terminals being developed, and ensuring that it meets the needs of the customer and target application. System verification efforts include functional and performance testing and analysis through various environmental conditions as required to ensure system integrity.

The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in space systems design, integration, and verification across the development lifecycle. This candidate should enjoy taking ownership over complex problems and delivering well-executed results of high-quality and can work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that provides significant autonomy to be creative in devising and verifying various engineering approaches to meet technical and programmatic requirements.

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Key job responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of space segment systems engineering including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, support to integration and test operations, anomaly resolution, risk management, and schedule execution
• Collaborates with technical program management and product management leadership to ensure successful program execution
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify space segment products
• Deep-dives into satellite subsystems functions and interfaces and develop integrated satellite system designs and solutions
• Coordinates and communicates with subsystem cross-functional engineering teams to ensure system execution
• Participate in software-to-hardware integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality pre- and post-launch operations
• Perform technical data analysis, verify, and maintain systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements
• Performs various analyses to optimize the satellite system and/or system architecture
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues using facts and data to determine the optimal technical approach
• Develop and improve systems engineering processes and rigor

Security Clearance : This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

About the team
Amazon Leo for Government (ALG) Engineering is a multi-disciplinary technology team established to rapidly address the needs of targeted customers with specific solutions that have the potential to scale. These solutions are tailored to meet the needs of government and international customers for both space-based and terrestrial applications. The Systems Engineering, Integration, Test, and Manufacturing organization under ALG Engineering plays a vital role in the entire life cycle of the development of an engineering solution, including architecture development, requirements and interface definition through assembly, integration, and test (AI&T), verification, and post-delivery and operational support.