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Senior Manager, Bus Mechanical Engineering, Amazon Leo
Redmond, Washington, USA · Senior
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DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Mechanical Engineers (17-2141) · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The Bus Mechanical Engineering team is responsible for translating satellite architecture into a qualified, producible, and launch-ready vehicle.
- The team operates in a fast-paced environment with multiple vehicle variants in parallel, emphasizing strong integration, disciplined decision-making, and ownership of outcomes.
- Collaboration, accountability, and a focus on mission success are core to how the team works.
Responsibilities
- The organization spans structures, avionics mechanical, harnessing, launch support, and vehicle design, working closely with electrical, thermal, manufacturing, and operations partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- 10+ years of new hardware products development experience.
- Experience making high-judgment technical and organizational decisions with program-level impact on cost, schedule, and mission risk.
- 5+ years of people management, managing engineers experience
- Demonstrated experience owning mechanical system integration across multiple subsystems (e.g., structures, avionics packaging, harnessing, launch or operational interfaces)
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience supporting high-rate production of complex hardware systems with multiple concurrent configurations or block upgrades.
- Experience leading manager-of-managers organizations in a technical environment
- Background in launch vehicle integration, satellite deployment systems, or launch operations
- Familiarity with structural, dynamic, and environmental qualification standards for space hardware
- Experience operating in large, matrixed engineering organizations with multiple peer senior stakeholders
Compensation
- $208k-$282k
Visa & Work Authorization
- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U
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