Amazon
Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer
$137K–$186K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 14, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in CAD design; 7+ years in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience; 5+ years designing and developing hardware at scale. Preferred: 5+ years developing, testing, and deploying aerospace systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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
Designs and qualifies mechanical ground support equipment for Amazon Leo satellite systems, supporting prototype development and high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Lead cross-disciplinary mechanical design and development projects, delivering 3D CAD assemblies, components, and drawings for assembly, alignment, and test equipment.
- Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and program teams to achieve design intent and cost-effective production; prepare technical design-review materials.
- Design and support development and qualification/acceptance test campaigns for space and ground-support hardware.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
- 7+ years of experience with CAD design and 7+ years working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience designing and developing hardware at scale.
- Experience with prototyping and implementation, and with DFM/DFA and manufacturing process development.
Nice to have
- CAD experience with NX and TeamCenter; production fixturing and tooling design.
- Aerospace-system development, test, and deployment experience; Ansys Finite Element analysis knowledge.
Pay
137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Siemens NX, NX, TeamCenter, Ansys, JIRA, Confluence
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