Optical Engineer, Leo, OISL
Amazon
About the Role
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. The mission is to deliver fast, reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses, schools, hospitals, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access. You will join a multi-disciplinary team responsible for developing and testing the hardware that provides optical communications between satellites. You will support the manufacture and test of optical communications hardware, and contribute to the design of next-generation optical communications system.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of manufacturing processes for optical communications components and subsystems
- Prototype and test next generation optical designs
- Prepare technical reports for stakeholder review
- Work with vendors and the Leo OISL team to design and qualify optical components and assemblies
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Electronics, or related discipline, or equivalent experience
- Experience with test plan development, building the necessary test bench infrastructure, developing tests, and verifying the design
- Experience with lasers, detectors, modulators, optical fiber and devices, testing and characterization
- Experience with fiber optics components and handling of optical fiber
- Experience analyzing and troubleshooting PCBAs and opto-electronic communications systems
- Experience in automated testing and optical system characterization
- Strong foundation in optics and optical physics
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Export Control
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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience participating in or leading technical collaborations and creating alignment across diverse groups (e.g., hardware engineering, software engineering, program management)
- Master's degree or above in engineering, physics, or equivalent
- Expertise in optical design
- Experience in free space optical communications
- Ability to provide thought leadership and key input on new initiatives as well as on programs underway
- Ability to regularly engage with senior stake holders and influence across the organization