Amazon
Sr. Satellite Hardware Engineer, Bus Structures
$159K–$215K
Redmond, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
- 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
Designs and integrates spacecraft structural hardware and vehicle architecture for Amazon Leo satellites, from concept through production and flight hardware release.
What you'll do
- Design spacecraft structures and integrate subsystems into a cohesive mechanical design.
- Conduct trade studies and support structural analysis, qualification testing, manufacturing, and launch integration.
- Resolve hardware issues and manage flight-hardware configuration through the PLM release process.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience designing complex mechanical products and equipment at volume.
- Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects.
- Experience with CAD tools and engineering documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience developing highly integrated hardware systems, such as aerospace, spacecraft, defense, or automotive systems.
- Experience with structural analysis, finite element analysis, mechanical testing, or product integration.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
CAD, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
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