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Form of workAmazon's Project Kuiper will be deploying thousands of satellites into low earth orbit to bring critical broadband access to people around the world. The Space Sustainability Engineer will lead Amazon's efforts to create space safety policies, in the U.S. and around the globe, that promote sustainable development of satellite operations in space.
Key job responsibilities
We are searching for Space Sustainability Engineer who has demonstrable skills in the following areas: orbital mechanics; collision avoidance risk analysis; deorbit analysis, including expertise in NASA's Debris Assessment Software (DAS) and similar tools to evaluate space operations and demise; mission design of LEO Constellations, maneuver planning, navigation, and fleet operations.
This position requires experience in simulation and analysis of astrodynamics models and spaceflight trajectories.
Working with the Kuiper regulatory,engineering, public policy, and legal teams, you will:
• Implement high fidelity modeling techniques for analysis and simulation of large constellation concepts.
• Perform analysis on carrying capacity, collision risk, reliability requirements, and deorbit methodologies.
• Develop technical arguments to create and support Kuiper's positions on space safety issues, including maneuverability, risk of collision with small and large objects, demise, aggregate risk, and carrying capacity.
• Work closely with GNC engineers to understand flight dynamics operations processes and ensure close collaboration between Regulatory and GNC teams.
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
The Space Sustainability Engineer will evaluate complex regulatory projects dealing with satellite space safety regulations, including domestic and international regulations associated with satellite launch, operations, and deorbit, to ensure that regulations and policies are adopted that enable a sustainable and safe space environment for Project Kuiper and human use of space.
About the team
The Global Regulatory Affairs team is responsible for enabling and protecting Kuiper's use of radio frequency spectrum at home and abroad, defining and leading the Project Kuiper regulatory agenda. The team operates worldwide, engaging with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and regional organizations, coordinating the use of spectrum with other operators, gaining country access, and promoting safety in space. The Global Regulatory Affairs team is also responsible for domestic licensing and collaborates with associations, government agencies, and other satellite operators in order to advocate for rules and regulations in the best interest of our customers. This team works in close collaboration with the Kuiper technical design teams to optimize for spectrum and orbit sharing and customer experience as well as with Amazon's public policy and legal teams to enhance the overall regulatory strategy.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Redmond, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
- Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
- Experience with agile development
- Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
