Amazon
Sr. Aerospace Hardware Engineer
$159K–$215K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; preferred qualification includes 7+ years in aerospace, automotive, or similar high-reliability environments.
- Education
- Preferred: Master's degree 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 design, verification, integration, and production ramp of avionics hardware subsystems for Amazon Leo satellites.
What you'll do
- Own subsystem delivery from architecture and requirements through production, including design reviews and production readiness.
- Develop circuit designs and verification strategies; lead hardware bring-up, qualification, debugging, and root-cause resolution.
- Coordinate with systems, firmware, manufacturing, test, and suppliers to deliver program milestones and improve engineering standards.
What they ask for
- Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
- 5+ years developing hardware across the full product lifecycle, from concept through production at scale.
- Experience with PCB design and debug involving processors, FPGAs, power supplies, and sensors; and with complex board designs.
- Experience using ECAD tools for schematic capture and PCB layout, and driving hardware through bring-up, validation, and integration.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience in aerospace, automotive, or similar high-reliability hardware; satellite or avionics systems; test automation; HIL; or low-level firmware.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
ECAD, Python, C/C++, FPGA, HIL
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