AmazonSystem Dev Engineer - Power , Amazon Leo
Amazon is hiring a System Dev Engineer - Power , Amazon Leo. It pays $99k-$160k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Level.
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Develop automation tools and operational procedures to monitor and manage satellite power systems health for Amazon Leo.
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.
Automation and Software Development
- Develop and enhance operational procedures, both manual and automated.
- Create and review scripted operations procedures (i.e. software development).
- Improve telemetry monitoring and flight data analysis capabilities.
- Support continuous automation improvements for operational sequences.
- Formulate responses to new operational scenarios for review and approval from the Power System Engineering team
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
- 1+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience in developing the operational requirements, performance properties, and dependencies of complex hardware systems.
- Experience with data analysis tools and software
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- System development experience in the area of solar, battery, electric vehicle, drones, satellite, or rocket
- Design experience in the area of electric vehicles, robotics, satellite, or aerospace
- General knowledge of statistical analysis, signal processing, simulations, regression, optimization, and data analysis tools
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, Redmond - 99,100.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
How we rate this
System Dev Engineer - Power , Amazon Leo 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.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where systems engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where telemetry was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where troubleshooting was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where operations was part of your work. What did you do?
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