Amazon
Senior Systems Engineer, Satellite Avionics
$151K–$205K
REDMOND, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- REDMOND, WA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 5+ years developing complex hardware systems across the full product lifecycle; preferred: 7+ years in aerospace, automotive, or similar high-reliability environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical 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 systems engineering for satellite avionics hardware, from architecture and requirements through qualification, production, and on-orbit support.
What you'll do
- Own product-level avionics architecture, requirements, interfaces, and verification traceability across the hardware lifecycle.
- Lead design reviews, technical trades, verification and qualification strategies, and resolution of integration and verification issues.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver integrated hardware and support production readiness and on-orbit operations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- Experience with architecture or systems engineering and technical leadership on high-impact cross-functional projects.
- 5+ years developing complex hardware systems across the full product lifecycle, from concept through production.
- Experience managing hardware-system interfaces, requirements traceability and verification plans, hardware integration/qualification, and system-level technical trades or root-cause resolution.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
- Experience with satellite, avionics, spacecraft, or vehicle control systems; high-reliability industries; or hardware verification and production readiness.
Pay
USD 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 annually (base salary)
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