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Additional responsibilities include cataloging test harness requirements, monitoring inventory and life-usage of harnesses, and ensuring adequate spare coverage.\nThe engineer is expected to respond quickly to escalations from technicians, providing troubleshooting support and resolving operational issues with the test racks to minimize production downtime.\nBasic qualifications\n- 2+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance or hands-on engineering environment experience\n- 2+ years of experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging automated test systems including electrical, mechanical, electronic, networking, and software systems\n- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field and/or equivalent experience\n- 2+ years of production test station (automated test equipment) hardware/software design and factory deployment\n- 2+ years of experience with electrical test equipment, data acquisition, and control software\n- Experience writing/reading/debugging software in Python, C, C# or other language\nPreferred qualifications\n- 4+ years of hardware design, development, validation and delivery of embedded hardware product experience\n- 2+ years of experience with environmental testing focusing on thermal and vacuum test processes\n- 2+ years of experience working with RF test systems\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. 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