Role & seniority: Satellite Test Design Manager leading a cross-disciplinary team focused on testing frameworks and services for satellite components; senior leadership within the test/verification function.

Stack/tools: Python; Docker; AWS (APIGW, ECS, ECR, CDK, S3, IAM, CloudFront); hardware/software/test tooling; collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and tooling teams.

Top 3 responsibilities

Build, lead, and manage an engineering team delivering development frameworks and production services to support satellite manufacturing and test operations.
Provide technical guidance, define growth/organization strategy, and coordinate internal/external resources to ensure project success.
Drive innovative test infrastructure and processes, conduct cause-of-error analysis, and ensure spacecraft readiness for launch through integration campaigns and cross-team collaboration.

Must-have skills

3+ years engineering management experience; 7+ years direct engineering team experience.
3+ years designing/architecting scalable, reliable systems (software/hardware/networks lifecycle, coding standards, reviews, builds, testing, live-site ops).
Ability to communicate with product/program management and senior leadership; experience with cross-functional collaboration.
Familiarity with test/integration frameworks and manufacturing-oriented test environments.

Nice-to-haves

Experience recruiting, mentoring, and growing software engineerin

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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.

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.

As a leader of the Satellite Test Design team, you will lead and engage an experienced, cross-disciplinary team to conceive, develop, implement, and operate frameworks and services for testing integrated satellite components.

As a manager of the team you will play a crucial role in ensuring Leo's readiness for manufacturing and launch through detailed and efficient test operations. You will work closely with internal engineering and manufacturing teams across ground and space systems to help architect and implement advanced test infrastructure and code.

Key job responsibilities

Build, lead, and manage a diverse team of engineers focused on development
frameworks and production services to support satellite manufacturing
environments while leveraging technologies such as Python, Docker, and AWS
technologies (e.g., APIGW, ECS, ECR, CDK, S3, IAM, and CloudFront).
Provide technical guidance for the team in addressing projects with broad
scope and limited definition to ensure test and design objectives are met.
Define team growth expectations and organization strategy.
Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure team and project success.
Develop innovative hardware, software, and processes to optimize and improve
testing capabilities and processes.
Provide technical leadership for integration campaigns and collaborate with
responsible engineers, manufacturing engineers, software developers, and tooling
teams to deliver a thoroughly tested spacecraft ready for launch.
Communicate fluidly across a variety of teams to identify product risks and
how they will be addressed to ensure mission success.
Juggle multiple priorities while optimizing the system and schedule.

Software Development Manager, Integrated Vehicle Testing

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