PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, PCBA Manufacturing and Test Engineering

Amazon is hiring a PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, PCBA Manufacturing and Test Engineering in Bellevue, United States. It pays $117k-$160k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Define and implement manufacturing and test processes for satellite PCBA sub-systems.

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Amazon Leo 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 a PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, you will be responsible for defining and implementing manufacturing and test processes for Satellite PCBA sub-systems. You will be a key member of the development team and will be the main interface between internal engineering and operations teams as well as our manufacturing partners.

Key job responsibilities
• Develop test strategy, implement and optimize test setup/processes at Contract Manufacturing sites including identification, specification, design and qualification of test fixtures, test equipment and diagnostic software.
• Work with the Design and Manufacturing teams to identify and resolve manufacturing challenges by verifying compliance with DFM and DFT principles.
• Identify and report product failures to manufacturing and quality teams
• Train operators on test processes and support recurring certification programs
• Record, analyze, and report process metrics to predict and eliminate process failures
• Support PCBA debug and root-cause failure analysis at Contract Manufacturing sites
• Provide feedback to Engineering on test coverage, fault isolation capability, and PCBA failure trends for continuous improvement efforts
• Manage configuration changes and manage configuration control throughout the process

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- Experience in hardware lab equipment such as digital scopes, logic analyzers, and soldering tools
- Experience in Linux/RHEL, or experience with programming/scripting (Batch, VB, PowerShell, Java, C#, Chef, Perl, Ruby and/or PHP) and experience in Ubuntu/Solaris
- 3+ years of experience designing and building test fixtures and complex test systems including RF Functional Tests, High Power Electrical Tests, ICT/bed-of-nails fixtures
- 3+ years of experience integrating software and hardware systems

Preferred qualifications

- 5+ years of experience designing and building test fixtures and complex test systems including RF Functional Tests, High Power Electrical Tests, ICT/bed-of-nails fixtures
- Experience with test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016)
- Knowledge of software tools for test automation (e.g. NI LabVIEW and TestStand, Python, etc.)
- Experience with electrical design including power supplies, FPGAs, sensors, RF, and high-speed digital interfaces
- Ability to write detailed tester operating procedures and create deployment/capacity plans

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 - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, PCBA Manufacturing and Test Engineering at Amazon rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

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Key facts

PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, PCBA Manufacturing and Test Engineering is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $117k-$160k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Bellevue.
The job was posted on August 3, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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