Power Electronics Engineer, Amazon Leo Power Team

Amazon

Redmond, WA

Apply

JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Aerospace and Defense, Analysis Skills, Automation, Budget Management, Budgeting, Component Selection, Consulting, DCDC (Data Center Design Consultant), Debugging Skills, Design Verification, Document Management, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Design, Electronic Engineering, Electronics, Government, Hardware Administration, Hardware Design, Hardware Development, High Reliability, Hospital, Identify Issues, Laboratory Testing, Machine Tool, Manufacturing Assembly, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power Engineering, Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), Printed Circuit Board Design, Product Lifecycle, Prototyping, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Regulations, Requirements Management, Root Cause Analysis, Sales Pipeline, Schematic Capture, Schematics, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Technical/Engineering Design, Test Design, Testing, Topology, United States Citizen

LOCATION

Redmond, WA

POSTED

27 days ago

Description 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. The Power Electronics Design team provides power solutions across the entire satellite, working with hardware programs to deliver designs that end up on orbit. 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 -Work directly with hardware design teams across multiple satellite subsystems to define power requirements, interfaces, and power budgets. -Integrate validated power converter blocks into customer board designs, owning schematic integration and working with the power integrity team on stackup, routing, and decoupling strategy. -Drive prototype builds through PCBA manufacturing, assembly, and initial validation. -Conduct and support design reviews for schematic, layout, and thermal considerations. -Support board bring-up, lab testing, debug, and design verification activities. -Provide consulting and root cause analysis for power-related issues across programs. -Maintain block documentation, application notes, and derating summaries. -Collaborate with the broader power team on standards, tooling, and reusable design assets. -Support designs through their full lifecycle as needed, from concept through qualification and into production. -Contribute to new converter development. The team maintains an active pipeline of custom power block designs, and engineers are expected to grow into topology design, magnetics development, and power architecture ownership. A day in the life You'll typically support 2-3 programs at different lifecycle stages. One morning you might review a layout for a team integrating a point-of-load converter block, then spend the afternoon debugging a power issue on a board in qualification testing. You'll work closely with mechanical, thermal, and electrical engineering peers on those programs, and with power team colleagues who design the converter blocks you're integrating. As you build expertise, you'll take on more complex architecture and design challenges. About the team The Power Electronics Design team owns power across the satellite, from bus architecture and converter design through component qualification and end-to-end design lifecycle support. You'll join a small, high-leverage team where a single block design can cover multiple rails across multiple subsystems, and a single component qualification unlocks it for the entire constellation. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent - 4+ years of working in electrical engineering or equivalent experience - 3+ Experience designing, testing, and debugging switching DCDC power supplies including component selection, schematic capture and layout. - 2+ years of experience in hardware development across full product life cycles - concept to production. - Experience with measurement, troubleshooting and debug skills in a lab environment. Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on power electronics - Experience with power architecture definition, load analysis, or power budget development - Familiarity with derating analysis and reliability practices for high-reliability environments - Knowledge of common DCDC topologies (buck, boost, flyback, isolated bus converters) - Experience supporting hardware through design verification transitions - Python or scripting for design analysis and automation - Experience in aerospace, satellite, or space-grade hardware environments - Experience writing or decomposing requirements and interface control documents - Strong cross-team communication, comfortable working as the power point of contact for a program 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 - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

About the Company

Amazon

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

It’s Always Day 1
At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

Our Leadership Principles
Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1994

WEBSITE

http://Amazon.com/militaryroles