Amazon
Sr. Lab Engineer – Photovoltaic Test, Amazon Leo DevOps
$137K–$185K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years in the stated test-equipment environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related STEM 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
Owns and operates a photovoltaic test lab, supporting solar scientists with test setup, equipment maintenance, data integrity, troubleshooting, and lab processes.
What you'll do
- Operate the photovoltaic test lab, including calibration, preventive maintenance, and readiness for test campaigns.
- Partner with scientists to design and execute test setups, fixtures, and data collection; manage requests and communicate status and risks.
- Maintain traceable test data and documentation, troubleshoot equipment, develop procedures, train staff, and improve lab processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or above in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- 6+ years of experience operating and maintaining precision lab test equipment in an electrical, electro-optical, or similar high-precision test environment.
- Experience managing calibration, preventive maintenance, and equipment uptime; designing test fixtures and data acquisition setups for complex measurements.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain traceable test data and documentation, and troubleshoot complex lab equipment and setups to root cause.
Nice to have
- Experience with photovoltaic or electro-optical characterization equipment, measurement uncertainty and calibration procedures, or environmental testing in aerospace or R&D.
- Experience training or mentoring lab staff, partnering with research scientists, or leading lab process improvements.
Pay
136,900.00 - 185,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
solar simulators, I-V curve tracers, spectral response/QE systems, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, radiation testing
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