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Electromagnetic Effects (EMI/EMC) Test Engineer, Amazon Leo

Electromagnetic Effects (EMI/EMC) Test Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon

Redmond, WA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 23 days ago

Amazon rating

7.4

Company rating: 7.4 out of 10

Based on 7,012 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

6th of 39 rated national retailers

Job description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
We are looking for an Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Test Engineer who will focus on compliance of avionics and payload/antenna subsystems for our low-earth-orbit satellite.
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.
Key job responsibilities
Working with hardware design teams as a subject matter expert in electromagnetic environmental effects testing throughout the development process
Completion of EMC test procedures by supporting teams with test configurations and performing testing to MIL-STD-461 and/or DO-160 requirements
Collaborating with Leo's harnessing team to develop analysis and mitigation strategies for Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) in harnesses
Development and maintenance of EMC test software and report generation
Troubleshooting/Development investigation testing in conjunction with Avionics teams across Amazon Leo
About the team
The Amazon Leo Electrical Engineering team is responsible for architecture and development of satellite bus systems as well as working across payloads on design and development of complex communications systems

In addition to satellite systems, we also play a key role in the development of the Leo Customer Terminal.
The team delivers in multiple areas such as bus development, payload development, embedded SW, signal integrity, power, PCB development, and EMC test. The team includes hardware-in-the-loop development for satellite systems to build out an extensive set of test systems for validated satellite system.

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