Processing Technician 2nd Shift, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper Technician

Project Kuiper 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.

Key job responsibilities :

• Experience with electrical ground support equipment (EGSE) and automated electrical testing is preferred.
• Can apply a deep understanding of a broad range of tools, equipment, and handling machinery to accomplish your daily tasks effectively and efficiently.
• Upholds all safety requirements in all zones and work locations of responsibility.
• Assists in the development of new and junior team members and adheres to standards and procedures.
• Independently execute and prioritize work to meet production schedules.
• Integration and test of the Kuiper satellite and various complex sub-assemblies in a clean-room and electrostatic discharge (ESD) controlled environment.
• Rigging and critical lifts of bulky, sensitive flight hardware.
• Able to obtain and maintain licenses, operator permits, and / or certifications as required.
• Use precision calibrated tools torque wrenches, multi-meters, optical inspection devices, micrometers and calipers.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
• Perform work according to procedures, specifications, and test instructions.
• Run functional and environmental testing on units, including some basic troubleshooting operations.
• Use computer software programs for controlling 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 duties, as assigned, to ensure an efficient, safe and effective work environment.

Operating Schedule :

A day in the life :

The Processing Technician will lead work to ensure junior technicians complete tasks and ensure procedures are adhered to and work is completed during quality and operations on flight hardware integration processes. This position requires skill and experience in a variety of areas, including mechanical assembly, rigging, electrical checkouts and satellite troubleshooting. In short, you will be responsible for a majority of the most critical tasks to process & integrate the Kuiper satellite for launch, 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.