Amazon
Sr. Satellite Test Engineer, Amazon Leo Integrated Vehicle Testing
$151K–$205K
REDMOND, WA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Location
- REDMOND, WA
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 5+ years of hardware design and validation; 5+ years in a development environment; 5+ years developing and executing test plans; 2+ years of scripting or programming.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics.
- 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
Develop test infrastructure, plans, automation, and campaigns to validate satellite components and vehicles for flight and production.
What you'll do
- Develop test strategies, plans, and scripts; execute component, subsystem, and vehicle-level test campaigns.
- Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, software, tooling, and ground-support teams to address product risks and prepare spacecraft for launch.
- Design, execute, and analyze RF/payload testing, including link budget validation and RF performance characterization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics.
- 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience.
- 5+ years in a development environment and 5+ years developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive or consumer electronics systems.
- 2+ years of scripting or programming experience (Python, MATLAB, C).
Nice to have
- Experience with established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016) and integration and testing of satellite hardware.
- Experience leading engineers through product development or test campaigns.
Pay
USD 151,200.00 - 204,600.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, MATLAB, C, GEVS, SMC-S-016
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