Amazon
Manager, Electrical Engineering, Avionics
$175K–$237K
Redmond, WA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in complex PCBA design/testing and 7+ years in full product lifecycle hardware development; alternatively, the posting lists 3+ years of management/team lead experience alongside a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent; also lists a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering. Preferred: master's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Leads the electrical engineering team developing, testing, integrating, and delivering reliable avionics hardware subsystems for Amazon Leo satellites.
What you'll do
- Lead avionics hardware development and manage engineering processes and design reviews.
- Hire and guide engineers through architecture, circuit and PCB design, prototyping, testing, debugging, and productization.
- Coordinate subsystem requirements, validation, qualification, integration, and hardware-health troubleshooting with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent; the posting also lists a bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, or 3+ years of management/team lead experience.
- 7+ years designing and/or testing complex, multi-layer, high-speed PCBA designs.
- 7+ years in full product lifecycle hardware development in the listed fields or a combination thereof.
- Experience with schematic and layout ECAD tools, PCB design and debugging, and complex board designs.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or above in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience with satellite bus systems, space hardware qualification, or aerospace/avionics systems.
Pay
175,100.00 - 236,900.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
ECAD, PCB, microprocessors, FPGAs, Python, SoCs, DRAMs, ADC/DACs
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