Amazon
R&D Maintenance Tech II, Development Lab Operations
Redmond, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
NORTHRIDGE, CA - Experience
- 3+ years electrical, mechanical and/or HVAC experience in critical infrastructure, or technical school certification equivalent and 1+ years of equivalent experience. Preferred: 1+ years maintaining specified chamber or vibration-table equipment; 4+ years of electrical or mechanical experience in an aerospace development lab.
- Education
- High school or equivalent; technical school certification equivalent is stated as an alternative for the experience requirement.
- 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
Maintains, troubleshoots, and commissions specialized R&D test equipment and critical infrastructure supporting Amazon Leo satellite development.
What you'll do
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance, functional checks, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis on specialized equipment.
- Commission and operate test equipment, maintain critical spare parts, and create maintenance procedures, job plans, and safety documents.
- Coordinate maintenance work, train junior technicians, and support risk assessments, lab safety, and process improvements.
What they ask for
- Able to work at heights and from ladders, and regularly lift or move up to 49 pounds, with group lifts for 50 pounds or more.
- Experience interpreting technical drawings, diagrams, and flow charts; working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
- High school or equivalent; 3+ years electrical, mechanical and/or HVAC experience in critical infrastructure, or technical school certification equivalent and 1+ years of equivalent experience.
- Applied competency with hand, diagnostic, and precision measuring tools; troubleshooting experience using procedures, technical documentation, and drawings.
Nice to have
- Electrical or mechanical Journeyman License.
- Experience maintaining vacuum chamber, thermal chamber, or vibration table equipment; or 4+ years of electrical or mechanical experience in an aerospace development lab.
Pay
37.64 - 65.91 USD hourly (base salary)
Tools
MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook
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