Senior Structural Engineer, Hardware Development Engineer III

Amazon • Northridge, CA • 6h ago

Description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to un-served and under-served communities around the world.

The mission of Amazon Leo's Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Amazon Leo technology and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

ALG is looking for a Senior Structural Engineer who combines superb technical and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to perform quality work. This person must have experience working in spacecraft design, producing top notch structural analysis and providing essential input and recommendations to vehicle architects and subsystem leads.

The Senior Structural Engineer will have a background in space based and ground based mechanical analysis and design. The ideal candidate has experience making major optimization trades for payloads and system architectures. This is a position that combines superb technical and analytical capabilities to convert analytic trade studies to a space qualified payload, while meeting cross discipline requirements. The candidate will focus on the specific needs of the customer and be able to conduct or direct the structural analyses to show solutions that will meet the customer's goals.

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Key job responsibilities

Perform structural analysis to support design trade studies for satellite payloads and structures, ground based communication equipment, and test support hardware

Contribute to overall system architectures including inputs and requirements from cross discipline teams - Electrical, RF, Optical, Thermal, Dynamics, Mechanisms, Materials, Manufacturing, Assembly, and Test

Conduct structural analysis using finite element methods as needed to support design concepts and demonstrate that technical solutions will meet the customer's needs and requirements

Prepare documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and proposal activities

Design and support development and qualification test campaigns for space and ground based hardware

Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into robust solutions

Security Clearance: This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

Basic Qualifications

BS degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

6+ years experience with structural analysis tools (Femap, Nastran, Ansys, or Abaqus)

Preferred Qualifications

MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent

5+ years with structural engineering and analysis of space based electro-mechanical systems and structures

Experience with dynamics analysis, dynamics testing (sine/random/shock), and model correlation to testing

3+ years using NX CAD for model design and drawing creation

Experience creating detailed designs in CAD systems and drawings with appropriate GD&T

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, El Segundo - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually

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