Amazon
Senior Manager, Bus Mechanical Engineering, Amazon Leo
$208K–$282K
REDMOND, WA +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 1, 2026
- Location
- REDMOND, WA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 10+ years of new hardware products development experience; 5+ years of people management, managing engineers experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- 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 mechanical engineering organization responsible for integrating, qualifying, producing, and preparing Amazon Leo satellite buses for launch.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop managers across structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design.
- Own satellite-bus mechanical architecture, integration, cross-vertical decisions, and readiness across the vehicle lifecycle.
- Coordinate with peer organizations and represent mechanical engineering in system, leadership, and readiness reviews.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- 10+ years of new hardware products development experience.
- 5+ years of people management, managing engineers experience.
- Experience owning mechanical system integration across multiple subsystems; leading hardware through design, qualification, production, and operational readiness; and making program-impacting decisions.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience leading manager-of-managers organizations in a technical environment.
Pay
208,300.00 - 281,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
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