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Job Details
Posted date: Sep 27, 2025
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $96,400
Range: $59,600 - $133,200
Description
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.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.
As a Development Operations Maintenance Technician on the Project Kuiper DevOps Equipment Team, you will bring a strong base of hands-on skills in mechanical or electrical disciplines to support complex development equipment used across the organization for critical testing. You will work semi-autonomously installing and commissioning functional test equipment, developing and executing preventative/predictive maintenance tasks and driving full life cycle maintenance support. You will work alongside Lab Engineers, playing a key role in maintaining a safe, functional, and scalable development lab.
Key job responsibilities
- Independently execute electrical and mechanical tasks such as installation and commissioning of thermal chambers, TVAC chambers, Vibration and shock test equipment.
- Set up and operate equipment with moderate complexity (Stringers, laminators, spot welders, chillers and various fluid pumps).
- Perform functional checks, basic troubleshooting and root cause failure analysis on supported test equipment.
- Interpret moderately complex drawings, schematics, and equipment designs.
- Identify, procure and build an inventory of single point failure critical spare parts.
- Have a fundamental understanding of liquid and gaseous nitrogen and its applications inside the facility.
- Identify electrical and other utility requirements dictated by equipment manufacturer.
- Mentor and cross-train new technicians on specialized procedures and equipment.
- Help improve and define lab procedures, support 6S/Kaizen activities, and maintain consumable parts inventory (fittings, hoses and tubing).
- Maintain high standards for lab safety, data cleanliness, and documentation practices.
- Apply knowledge of industry and internal standards to identify missing or ambiguous information in equipment layout, design and operation; proactively communicate gaps to engineers or lab leadership and provide recommendations to improve processes and procedures during development.
A day in the life
This position will work side by side with Engineering and multiple development teams, ensuring all test equipment is maintained daily and operating nominally.
About the team
This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve your equipment's performance, quality and lifecycle cost.
Qualifications
- 1+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 2+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience- High school or equivalent diploma
Extended Qualifications
- 3+ years of electrical or mechanical experienceAmazon 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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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $59,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $133,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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