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Launch Quality Engineer

Amazon· Systems, Quality, & Security Engineering
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Merritt Island, FL$117.3k - $160kfull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Quality engineering role focused on developing and launching the Leo Quality System for Amazon’s Leo satellite program, including process definition, qualification, inspection methods, and continuous improvement within an AS9100-style quality framework.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead Leo Quality management activities, including process definition and validation for assembly and test methods, part and process qualification, receiving inspection plans, in-process inspection capabilities, and process monitoring capabilities.
  • Contribute to Material Review Board discussions in Amazon's Finished Satellite Payload Processing facility, determining product dispositions for nonconforming material.
  • Lead the development and launch of multiple aspects of the Quality Management System across Leo.
  • Dive deep into root cause corrective action activities for the production processes immediately before Leo satellites are loaded in the launch vehicle.
  • Work directly with Receiving Inspection, Supplier Quality, and Engineering teams to develop and qualify inspection, monitoring, and verification methods for the Leo Production System.
  • Be a subject matter expert in launch vehicle payload processing quality assurance for the Leo Production System.
  • Perform daily defect resolution as the Quality engineer.
  • Investigate Production System issues to reduce defect rates and drive root cause corrective actions.
  • Implements the Leo Quality System through process development and launch mechanisms.
  • Partners with cross-functional groups to develop and qualify internal production processes, including Quality Assurance processes.
  • Conduct rigorous Continuous Improvement activities to prevent recurrence of non-conformances during assembly.
  • Perform audit activities to ensure compliance to QMS requirements.
  • Develop and modify process flow diagrams, PFMEAs, control plans, MSAs, and other APQP artifacts to support continued high quality production.
  • Working within an AS9100 (or similar) certified quality system

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
  • Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
  • 3+ years of experience in large product assembly quality engineering related to manufacturing, or operations throughout a production lifecycle development.

Skills

Required:Quality management system (QMS)APQP artifacts

Benefits

  • sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • 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
  • parantal leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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