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Manager, PCBA Aerospace Manufacturing Test Engineering

Amazon Leo logoAmazon Leo$151,000–$204,300/yrBellevue, Washington, USAFull-timePosted 9mo ago
  • US citizenship

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About the job

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.

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.

As PCBA Aerospace Manufacturing 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.

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 Aerospace Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager, 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 Leo's mission. ## About the team The PCBA Aerospace Manufacturing Test Engineering team delivers and deploys test systems to our CM's 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 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. ## Basic qualifications - 7+ years of new hardware products development experience - 7+ years of engineering team management experience - Bachelor's 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 ## Preferred qualifications - Master's 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.

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, WA, Bellevue - 151,000.00 - 204,300.00 USD annually

From Amazon Leo's job posting, checked 7 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Amazon Leo

Amazon's satellite internet constellation, formerly Project Kuiper: satellites, launches, ground stations and the terminals customers use.

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