CareerPlan

Flight Director, Amazon LEO - Mission Operations

Redmond, Washington, United StatesFull-time$129k–$175k2026-08-04 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesCitizens or permanent residents only

Core

Own and execute the overall operational success of the Amazon LEO satellite constellation mission at a systems level, coordinating between ground and space engineering teams.

Role type

Senior IC Flight Director (Mission Operations)

Builds

Low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity constellation for unserved and underserved communities

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Space Systems

Required skills

Large-scale infrastructure automation, modern programming (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust), Linux/Unix, CI/CD pipelines, space system architecture, spacecraft operations

Preferred skills

Distributed systems at scale, orbital mechanics, constellation design, spacecraft guidance/navigation/control, electrical engineering, satellite communications, embedded software, data-driven engineering, autonomous mission operations

Responsibilities

Coordinate and prepare for launches and on-orbit demonstrations, design and conduct operational rehearsals, drive automation efforts for fleet scalability, develop concepts of operation for missions and experiments, lead launch and early operations, perform analysis on system data

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC