PCB Design Engineer, ALG, Amazon Leo Government

About the role

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity. The Amazon Leo Government (ALG) team leverages Kuiper technology to provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to US and allied government customers.

The PCB Design Engineer will lead schematic review, component selection, PCB layout, layout review, and board bring-up and test. Security Clearance: TS/SCI required (US Citizen).

What you'll do

• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and firmware teams to translate circuit schematics into optimized board layouts.
• Apply design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and design-for-test (DFT) principles.
• Perform component placement, signal routing, power distribution, and thermal management optimization.
• Manage design constraints: impedance control, high-speed signal integrity, EMI/EMC compliance, and power integrity.
• Generate fabrication and assembly documentation (Gerber files, drill files, BOM, assembly drawings).
• Conduct design rule checks (DRC) and electrical rule checks (ERC).
• Participate in design reviews and provide recommendations.
• Design and support test campaigns for space hardware.

Requirements

• 4+ years working in mechanical/electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in industry-standard EDA tools (Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, Mentor PADS/Xpedition, KiCad, or OrCAD).
• Strong understanding of PCB manufacturing processes, materials, and stack-up design.
• Experience with multi-layer board design (16+ layers).
• Knowledge of high-speed digital design principles (DDR, PCIe, USB, Ethernet).
• Familiarity with IPC standards (IPC-2221, IPC-2222, IPC-7351).
• Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance.

Pay & benefits

$126,300–$164,800/yr (CA). Package includes sign-on payments and RSUs. Comprehensive benefits: health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.