Sr. CT Sustaining System Engineer, Customer Terminals Hardware
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.
Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
CT Sustaining System Engineer, you will be part of the team developing cost-optimized Customer Terminal products designed for high-volume production. You will own key hardware designs and investigates hardware, component, or system defects post-launch to find root causes and prevent future failures. You will own or contribute to the following:
-Lead End to End (E2E) Root Cause Investigation for complex CT hardware, ASIC, or system failures from field returns and reliability stress tests.
-Evaluate design architectures and component selections to identify opportunities for BOM cost reduction and design simplification
-Perform engineering trade studies to balance product performance, requirements, cost, schedule, and customer experience
-Lead offshore or local engineering teams, set technical strategies, and coordinate with manufacturing and design teams
-Support requirement definition and develop hardware validation and test plans
-Support the development of automated test systems, fixtures, and factory test solutions with an emphasis on minimizing test time and cost
-Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to support component sourcing, alternate qualification, and cost reduction initiatives
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.
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related fields
- 5+ years of hardware design and validation of components, subsystems and systems experience
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent
- PMP certification, or SCRUM/Agile, SAFe certification
- Knowledge of digital communication systems, error correction, synchronization, spread spectrum, single and multi-carrier techniques, and modulation types such as QPSK, APSK, and QAM
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Redmond - 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually