Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth’s most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.

Key job responsibilities
This position requires strong conceptual development and the proficient use, and implementation, of various manufacturing processes within a prototyping environment. The desired candidate will also help to develop strategies that can be applied to scale products in an efficient manner.

A day in the life
In this effort, as a CNC Prototyping Engineer, you will work closely with Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Research teams to develop functional prototypes of complex electro/mechanical systems. You will drive technical innovation of prototyping processes and exhibit consistent high-level of quality and speed. The desired candidate will have experience in a fast paced machining environment and will have the ability to respond quickly to interruptions and requests to support test teams.

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.

About the team
The Prototyping and Integration Team accelerates hardware development via manufacturing and integration of new-to-world products. Those learnings are then directly applied to scale aerospace manufacturing processes.

We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast paced, start-up like environment. To be successful you need to be highly motivated and detail oriented while showing the highest standards of execution.