Amazon
Sr HW Dev Engineer - Payload, Amazon Leo Hardware Development
$159K–$215K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of industrial experience; 1+ years in high-speed digital design, multi-gigabit SERDES, signal and power integrity; 3+ years using schematic; 2+ years using lab equipment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; master's degree preferred.
- 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
Develops phased-array hardware and electronics subsystems for Amazon Leo, owning board designs from concept through production, testing, and manufacturing transition.
What you'll do
- Own PCBA development, including schematic and PCB layout reviews, vendor engagement, and stack-up optimization.
- Design high-speed digital and/or RF circuitry and develop test plans, automated test systems, and factory tests.
- Bring up and test boards and subsystems, then support transition of designs to production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- 7+ years of industrial experience, especially board-level analog/digital design.
- 1+ years of experience in high-speed digital design, multi-gigabit SERDES, signal and power integrity.
- Experience developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures; using schematic; lab equipment; and Mentor Graphics or Cadence layout tools.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience taking product designs from concept to production, managing technical projects, or developing instrument-control programs.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
PCBA, SERDES, Mentor Graphics, Cadence, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multi-meters
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