Amazon LEO is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S
permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
The success of LEO depends on the quality, reliability, cost, integration, throughput, and security of the products that you deliver. If you seek a fast-paced, dynamic environment; if you thrive on solving difficult problems where resolutions have high impact; and if you love the challenge of building something from scratch, then this role will be an ideal next career step
To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.
Candidates must be 18 years or older with the ability to understand and adhere to all job requirements and safety guidelines.
Key job responsibilities
Lead a team of technicians as the subject matter expert on all processes within your area of responsibility
Mentor and coach team and experience delegating tasks to team
Champion safety requirements in all designated zones and work locations
Successfully lead process work and review for quality and adherence to standards and procedures.
Independently execute and prioritize work to meet production schedules
Integration and test of the LEO satellite and various complex subassemblies in a cleanroom and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) controlled environment
Rigging and critical lifts of bulky, sensitive flight hardware
Operate forklift, pallet jacks, and other machines to move hardware
Experience as a spotter and calling signs to crane operators or forklift drivers
Able to obtain and maintain licenses, operator permits, and/or certifications as required.
Use precision calibrated tools - torque wrenches, multimeters, optical inspection devices, micrometers, and dial calipers
Read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation
Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions
Run functional testing on units, including some basic troubleshooting operations
Use computer software programs for performing tests
Check and inspect your work after completion to ensure engineering and quality standards are met per the drawing and work instruction requirements
Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to develop and document activities, including continuous improvement opportunities
Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring an efficient, safe and effective work environment
Shift schedule will vary, depending on production/launch schedules.
Must be willing and able to perform extended travel up to 25% annually, either domestically or internationally as business needs demand.
A day in the life
The Processing Lead Technician will work closely with cross-functional engineering, test, quality and operations teams on flight hardware integration processes. This position requires skill and experience in a variety of areas, including mechanical assembly, propellent loading, rigging, operating heavy machinery (i.e., forklifts), running sub-system functional tests and troubleshooting test failures on space products. In short, you will be responsible for a majority of the most critical tasks to process the Kuiper satellite for integration and launch operations while ensuring high quality, workmanship and safety standards are adhered to on a daily basis.
About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences
We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences.
Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members
Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.