System Dev Engineer - Power , Amazon Leo

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.

We are seeking an experienced System Development Engineer to join the satellite power systems team. You will be responsible for development of automation tools to determine power system health across a constellation of over 3000 satellites and execute operational response/runbooks to troubleshoot and solve in-flight anomalies.

The Power System Dev Engineer will be responsible for the development of operational automation including telemetry acquisition, processing, and response runbooks. You will serve as a critical liaison between Amazon Leo's Mission Operations and the Power System Design Engineering team, executing approved operational responses. This role combines hands-on operational support with the continuous improvement of processes and automated operational capabilities for the Amazon Leo Power System.

You will develop automation tools to maintain power system operational health by identifying and assessing potential risks and evaluating system health across the constellation. You will actively troubleshoot and investigate in-flight anomalies, working alongside power subject matter experts and systems engineers.

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

Operations Engineering:

• Serve as primary operational liaison between Power System Engineering and Leo flight operations stakeholders.
• Monitor and assess power system health across the constellation.
• Develop metrics to track health and service uptime of each satellite & constellation.
• Investigate and troubleshoot in-flight anomalies, and execute operational responses.
• Escalate to responsible engineers for scenarios where existing automation or runbooks do not apply.
• Document operational instructions and procedures for the benefit of other Power operators.
• Support on-call activities for the areas your team support.