PCBA Test Engineering Manager, Amazon Leo

Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon Leo will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

As PCBA Test Engineering Manager you will be responsible for deployment qualification continuous improvement of test systems processes and procedures at CM (Contract Manufacturing) sites for Satellite PCBAs. You will be a key member of PCBA Manufacturing team and will be the main interface between Amazon Leo internal test development teams and our manufacturing partners. You will ensure successful test deployment by working with your team to document procedures train CM personnel and providing ongoing support. You will have extensive debugging experience with the ability to dive deep determine the root-cause of a test failures and train others to do the same.

Key job responsibilities

Develop test strategies implement and optimize test setup / processes at Contract Manufacturing sites including identification specification design and qualification of test fixtures test equipment and maintenance programs.

Work with the R&D and Test Development teams to continuously improve test systems software fixtures and procedures to improve test effectiveness and throughput.

Analyze data to identify failure trends and provide recommendations PCBA process and test system improvement.

Develop procedures and documentation for use by test operators.

Train operators on test processes and support recurring certification programs.

Perform PCBA debug and root-cause failure analysis at Contract Manufacturing sites. Create runbooks and provide training for technicians to perform PCBA debug.

Provide feedback to the Test Development team on test coverage fault isolation capability PCBA failure trends and DFT (Design for Test) recommendations.

Work with your team to accomplish short-term objectives and implement strategic initiatives.

Export Control Requirements : 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.

A day in the life

Come solve the difficult and rewarding engineering challenges in developing a highly reliable power efficient high performance low-cost satellite system. As a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer you have the ability to dive deep on the details to identify understand and solve difficult technical problems and also utilize a system level approach to prioritize issues for the whole program. You thrive in a hands-on environment and will spend time in the office on the factory floor at manufacturing partners and in the lab to execute the Amazon Leos mission.

About the team

The PCBA Test Engineering team delivers and deploys test systems to our CMs for all Amazon Leo satellite PCBAs. This is an inclusive inter-disciplinary team that is committed to performance quality & reliability. Your breadth of exposure will be immense as you collaborate with other core groups helping to guide the test systems from design to production and operation.

Here at Amazon we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups reaching 40000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazons 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.

• 7 years of new hardware products development experience
• 7 years of engineering team management experience
• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related technical field
• Experience in engineering team management
• Experience in new hardware product development
• Experience in DFx (cost test manufacturing)
• Experience with the project management of technical projects
• Masters degree in Electrical Mechanical Power Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of AWS or cloud technologies
• Experience developing products for large volume production
• Experience managing teams of 8 engineers

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $135900 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $234900 / 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Hospitality Experience,Go,Management Experience,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Mechanical Engineering,Team Management,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 135900 - 234900