Hardware Reliability Engineer, Amazon Leo - Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL)
We are building the next generation of optical interconnect systems, and reliability is at the heart of what we do. We are seeking a Reliability Engineer to join our OISL Reliability team. In this role, you will develop and execute reliability strategies for complex opto-mechanical, electrical, and electro-optical hardware—ensuring products meet qualification and lifetime requirements for the LEO environment. You will work cross-functionally with design, systems, manufacturing, and test engineering teams to build reliability into products from concept through production. You will have the opportunity to work on state-of-the-art technologies, collaborate with world-class engineers, and make a direct impact on product quality and customer satisfaction.
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
• Develop, implement, and maintain reliability models and frameworks for electrical, mechanical, and optical components and assemblies;
• Conduct failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), fault tree analysis (FTA), and root cause analysis (RCA) for hardware systems and subsystems;
• Define and execute reliability demonstration testing (RDT), accelerated life testing (ALT), highly accelerated life testing (HALT);
• Apply reliability growth models, Weibull analysis, and other statistical tools to predict and improve product lifetime;
• Establish reliability requirements and verification plans for new product development programs;
• Collaborate with design engineering to implement Design for Reliability (DfR) principles and conduct reliability risk assessments;
• Collaborate with system-level engineering teams to assess and improve overall system reliability and availability;
• Investigate field and test failures to identify failure modes, mechanisms, and root causes; drive corrective actions to closure;
• Develop and maintain reliability documentation including test plans, reports, and specifications;
• Support qualification and validation activities for components and assemblies;
• Communicate reliability findings and recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.