Sr. Equipment Reliability Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

We're seeking an experienced Sr. Reliability Engineer to join our team in a strategic technical role. As a Sr. Reliability Engineer, you'll be responsible for driving equipment reliability and availability across our production lines through proactive reliability programs, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and engineering support for capital projects and equipment modifications.

You will lead the charge to investigate downtime events, develop reliability-centered maintenance strategies, and ensure existing equipment is supported to maintain operational excellence while partnering with maintenance, manufacturing engineering, and vendor teams to reduce unplanned downtime and extend asset life.

Key job responsibilities
Lead and facilitate RCFA investigations for significant downtime events; document findings, assign corrective actions, and verify effectiveness
Develop and maintain reliability programs including failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), criticality assessments, and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies
Provide engineering support for capital projects, equipment installations, and modifications to existing production systems
Analyze equipment performance data (MTBF, MTTR, OEE) to identify chronic losses and prioritize improvement opportunities
Partner with manufacturing engineering on design reviews and commissioning activities to ensure maintainability and reliability of new or modified equipment
Collaborate with vendors to recommend changes and document best practice operating procedures
Develop and refine preventive and predictive maintenance strategies
Own CMMS data integrity and asset hierarchy; drive work order quality, failure coding accuracy, and reporting standards to enable data-driven decisions
Support CMMS implementation, configuration, and rollout activities
Support implementation of predictive maintenance program
Create and maintain technical documentation
Mentor maintenance and reliability engineers on RCFA methodology, data analysis, and reliability best practices
Manage critical spare parts strategy and budgets for reliability-critical equipment as assets are defined, installed, and operated

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.


A day in the life
As a Sr. Reliability Engineer, you'll start your day reviewing overnight equipment performance data and open RCFA actions. You'll lead cross-functional investigations into downtime events, then shift to supporting active capital projects—reviewing designs for maintainability or commissioning new equipment. Afternoons may find you refining CMMS configurations, analyzing failure trends to adjust PM strategies, or mentoring engineers on reliability methodologies. No two days are identical, but every day centers on one mission: keeping production equipment running so satellites get built.

About the team
The Amazon Leo Maintenance Group (LMG) delivers world-class uptime through preventive maintenance excellence, ensuring maximum reliability and availability for manufacturing production equipment. We qualify and maintain critical production and test equipment including electrodynamic shakers, thermal vacuum chambers, thermal cycling chambers, and space simulation systems, while serving as the essential bridge between production teams and Facilities Management. We are committed to the highest standards of safety, efficiency, reliability, and operational effectiveness to support successful achievement of satellite manufacturing goals, leading to a successful LEO constellation.

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical field, OR 4+ years of reliability engineering experience in a manufacturing or critical infrastructure environment
- 5+ years of combined experience in maintenance management, maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, or equipment engineering in an automated manufacturing environment
- Demonstrated experience leading RCFA/RCA investigations using structured methodologies (5-Why, Fishbone, Fault Tree Analysis)
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with a major CMMS platform (e.g., Hexagon EAM, SAP PM, Maximo, Fiix, eMaint) including asset hierarchy management, work order configuration, and reporting
- Experience leading or supporting CMMS implementation and rollout including system configuration, data migration, user training, and adoption
- Working knowledge of reliability principles including FMEA, RCM, and Weibull analysis

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of PLC based controls systems
- Experience managing and executing large projects from start to finish, including project management, data gathering and modeling, problem solving, and communicating recommendations
- Knowledge of engineering documentation, electrical diagrams and standard operating procedures
- Experience with OSHA regulations
- Experience with LN2 (liquid nitrogen) cryogenic systems or other process fluid systems (chilled water, glycol, hydraulic, pneumatic)
- Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent certification
- Experience with predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound)
- Knowledge of electrical systems across voltage ranges including arc flash and shock hazard awareness
- Experience with SCADA systems (Ignition preferred)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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, Kirkland - 139,300.00 - 208,000.00 USD annually