Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Amazon Leo
Core
System-level engineering for electric propulsion, attitude determination and control, and flight dynamics across multiple satellite configurations in a low Earth orbit network.
Role type
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer (GNC & Propulsion)
Builds
Amazon Leo satellite fleet for global internet connectivity
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems
Required skills
spacecraft systems engineering, attitude determination and control, system-level requirements definition, interface control documents, test strategy, physics-based modeling, configuration management, cross-functional trade studies, fault management (FMECA/FDIR), scripting (Python/MATLAB)
Preferred skills
electric propulsion (Hall effect/ion engines), orbit determination, conjunction assessment, deorbit analysis, technical baseline maintenance, systems modeling languages (SysML), on-orbit operations support
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, Jama, DOORS, SysML
Responsibilities
Own requirements and technical baseline for propulsion/GNC/flight dynamics; manage interdisciplinary analysis and system budgets; define interfaces with software/power/thermal/mechanical/avionics; establish verification and test strategy; drive design and readiness reviews
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC