Sr. Product Design –Terminals, Amazon Leo
Company: Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Location: Redmond
Posted on: November 28, 2025
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Job 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. A Senior Architect
strives to constantly raise the bar on the customer experience.
Product Design Engineers engage with an experienced
cross-disciplinary team to conceive, design and bring to market
innovative consumer products for the Leo program. Key
responsibilities include mechanical part and assembly design,
testing, evaluating, and down selection. These positions identify
key design attributes, and work quickly and efficiently to converge
on an electromechanical design for the system. They highlight
concerning issues to leadership and provide recommendations on how
to revolve them. The output of their work is the physical product.
They know intimately the rationale and tradeoffs behind each and
every detail of the design from material selection, a reinforcing
rib, a molding gate, etc. They work with manufacturing partners
early to scale their designs for high volume manufacturing while
optimizing for cost, performance and challenging schedules. They
have the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with
engineering (PD, HW, and Antenna) and industrial design team
members, cross functional teams, and executives. 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 • Lead Architect for an outdoor consumer
electronics product. • Work with cross functional team in assessing
project/risk readiness for PD owned deliverables. • Concise and
accurate communication with PD members, cross functional teams, and
executives. • Independently able to change priorities based on high
value judgements. • Customer focused when solving ambiguous
problems. • Negotiate and collaborate with external teams to manage
priorities and allocate PD resources effectively. • Ability to
create scalable solutions while solving tactical problems. • Up to
a total of 25% international and domestic travel may be required.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
or equivalent - 7 years of experience in consumer electronics
products with the last several years as architect or technical lead
designing IP66 outdoor rated electronics/telecommunications
products. - 5 years of experience with 3D CAD modeling, tooling
reviews and drawing release for production tooling. - 5 years of
experience with designing for high volume manufacturing and
assembly processes (should include multiple tools in several of:
plastic injection / thermoforming, casting, sheet metal, machining,
various finishing processes) - 5 years of experience designing
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), flexes and electrical interconnects
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or
other closely related engineering field of study. - 15 years of
experience in consumer electronics products with the last 5 years
as architect or technical lead designing IP66 outdoor rated
electronics/telecommunications products. - Subject Matter Expert in
several mechanical engineering disciplines. - 5 years of experience
with Phase Array antennas including products used in the field. -
Excellent written and verbal communication skills at both the
engineering and executive level. 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. Our compensation reflects
the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base
pay for this position ranges from $128,600/year in our lowest
geographic market up to $213,600/year in our highest geographic
market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market
location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills,
and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent
on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms
of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation
package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or
other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This
position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply
via our internal or external career site.
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