Kuiper is developing a constellation of low earth orbit satellites, enabling broadband internet service for the unserved and underserved populations of the world. Kuiper's Customer Terminal organization is responsible for developing low cost Consumer Terminals based on phased array antennas and commercial PCB processes/materials. Both projects are a first for Amazon, requiring unique architecture, hardware, processes, and tools developed within Kuiper to scale to a diverse set of customers in the next 5-10 years.

Senior Hardware Engineers at Project Kuiper lead cross-functional efforts related to the consumer terminal antenna board development. They are the single-threaded owner of the Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA), collaborating with their peers from silicon, RF, antenna, technical program management, and mechanical from concept/architecture phase through functional, environmental testing and integration phases. The Senior Hardware Engineer will have a complete understanding of how their design changes impact downstream partners such as operations, supply chain, product management, and reliability. They will daily make high-value judgements on tactical vs strategic decisions to achieve the system performance targets and maintain schedules despite unexpected challenges.

Senior Hardware Engineers solve problems with increasing technical and operational ambiguity, and work cross-functionally to do so. Additionally, their work can be either a PCBA board leader, driving a cross-functional team, or a domain expert delivering optimized sub-systems. In both cases, they are expected to work across functional boundaries, influence peer groups, and ensure the hardware they are delivering is optimized at a system level.
As a part of the team working on the development of advanced Customer Terminal products, Senior Hardware Engineers own or contribute to the following technical areas.
-Be the single-threaded owner for PCBA development from concept through production
-Design high-speed digital and/or RF circuitry in collaboration with various teams
-Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems
-Schematic capture and lead PCB layout
-Lead PCB vendor engagement for DFM review
-Optimize PCB stack-up for cost
-Design DC/DC power supply and Point of Load
-Support flow-down requirement definitions and generate test plans/procedures
-Board bring-up and perform test campaigns of modules and subsystems
-Support design of automated test systems, test fixtures and factory test
-Support the transition of the designs to mass production

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.