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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.

Product Design (PD) strives to constantly raise the bar on the customer experience. Product Design Engineers engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to conceive, design and bring to market innovative consumer products for the Amazon Leo program. Key responsibilities include mechanical part and assembly design, testing, evaluating, and down selection. These positions identify key design attributes, and work quickly and efficiently to converge on an electromechanical design for the system. They highlight concerning issues to leadership and provide recommendations on how to revolve them. The output of their work is the physical product. They know intimately the rationale and tradeoffs behind each and every detail of the design from material selection, a reinforcing rib, a molding gate, etc. They work with manufacturing partners early to scale their designs for high volume manufacturing while optimizing for cost, performance and challenging schedules. They have the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with PD team members, cross functional teams, and executives.

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

As the Manager of Customer Terminal Mechanical Design Team, you will build and lead a team of mechanical designer and support functions for Amazon Leo’s high volume, advanced customer terminals. In this highly visible lead role, you will utilize your design experience and intuition to lead the team to define and develop a new category of devices. You will guide your team in integration of electrical and mechanical components. The responsibilities include:

• Lead Architect / PD Technical Lead for an outdoor consumer electronics product.

• Work with cross functional team in assessing project/risk readiness for PD owned deliverables.

• Concise and accurate communication with PD members, cross functional teams, and executives.

• Independently able to change priorities based on high value judgements.

• Customer focused when solving ambiguous problems.

• Negotiate and collaborate with external teams to manage priorities and allocate PD resources effectively.

• Ability to create scalable solutions while solving tactical problems.

• Up to a total of 25% international and domestic travel may be required.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field

- Experience in engineering team management

- 7+ years of experience in consumer electronics products with the last several years as architect or technical lead designing IP66 outdoor rated electronics/telecommunications products.

- 5+ years of experience with 3D CAD modeling, tooling reviews and drawing release for production tooling.

- 5+ years of experience with designing for high volume manufacturing and assembly processes (should include multiple tools in several of: plastic injection / thermoforming, casting, sheet metal, machining, various finishing processes)

- 5+ years of experience designing Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), flexes and electrical interconnects

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Power Engineering, or a related field

- Experience managing teams of 8+ engineers

- 15 + years of experience in consumer electronics products with the last 5 years as a manager leading a team designing IP66 outdoor rated electronics/telecommunications products.

- Subject Matter Expert in several mechanical engineering disciplines.

- 5+ years of experience with Phase Array antennas including products used in the field.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills at both the engineering and executive level.

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

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $234,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.