Development Lab Technician II, Kuiper DevOps

Project Kuiper DevOps Team Opportunity

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.

Development Lab Technician II

Join the Project Kuiper DevOps team as a Development Lab Technician II, supporting the hands-on execution of development hardware builds and tests. This role bridges mechanical and electrical workstreams to support rapid prototyping, test fixture builds, system integration, and development experimentation. You'll work in partnership with Lab Engineers to execute clearly defined tasks, contribute to lab upkeep, and identify opportunities to improve process safety and efficiency.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Execute mechanical and electrical assembly, disassembly, integration, and test tasks on hardware and fixtures with guidance from Lab Engineers.
• Operate basic and moderately complex tools and equipment, such as multimeters, torque tools, microscopes, soldering irons, small mills, etc.
• Assist with setup and teardown of development tests, including instrumentation, sensors, and simple DAQ equipment.
• Participate in first article builds and document discrepancies, issues, or improvement suggestions.
• Follow ESD-safe practices and handle sensitive development components.
• Support lab organization, tool tracking, material staging, and cleanliness efforts (6S).
• Escalate work blockers and collaborate to develop workarounds under ambiguous situations.
• Engage in continuous learning and support new procedure development with Lab Engineers.