Environmental Specialist, Project Kuiper
Amazon
Date: 2 days ago
City: Kirkland, WA
Salary:
$68,300
-
$152,700
per year
Contract type: Full time
Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
The Kuiper Environmental Specialist will support critical environmental initiatives for Amazon's Kuiper project, based at either our Redmond or Kirkland, Washington facility. This role combines technical expertise with program support to enhance Kuiper's environmental performance and regulatory compliance. As an individual contributor, you will help implement environmental management systems, support compliance programs, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives. Working with the environmental team, you will assist in integrating environmental solutions and best practices into daily operations while ensuring regulatory requirements are met. Your responsibilities will include supporting environmental systems, maintaining compliance processes, and implementing sustainable practices.
Key job responsibilities
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
Based at Redmond or Kirkland, Washington production facility, the Environmental Specialist role support Amazon Kuiper's EHS Environmental Compliance programs under the supervision of the Environmental Engineer and Sr. Environmental Manager. In this role, you'll help maintain and improve our environmental programs while supporting manufacturing operations. You will be responsible for implementing technical solutions, supporting compliance initiatives, and assisting with environmental challenges in our state-of-the-art facilities. This position offers opportunities to work at the intersection of aerospace technology and environmental compliance, contributing to Kuiper's mission of global connectivity while ensuring environmental excellence.
About The Team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Basic Qualifications
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $68,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $152,700/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.
Company - Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Job ID: A3109840
Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of over 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
The Kuiper Environmental Specialist will support critical environmental initiatives for Amazon's Kuiper project, based at either our Redmond or Kirkland, Washington facility. This role combines technical expertise with program support to enhance Kuiper's environmental performance and regulatory compliance. As an individual contributor, you will help implement environmental management systems, support compliance programs, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives. Working with the environmental team, you will assist in integrating environmental solutions and best practices into daily operations while ensuring regulatory requirements are met. Your responsibilities will include supporting environmental systems, maintaining compliance processes, and implementing sustainable practices.
Key job responsibilities
- Support implementation of environmental management systems
- Maintain environmental compliance programs
- Assist with environmental permit management and agency communications
- Help develop solutions for environmental challenges
- Support environmental risk assessments
- Conduct facility condition evaluations
- Collect and analyze environmental data
- Participate in compliance reviews
- Support environmental issue resolution
- Stay current with environmental regulations
- Assist with cross-functional environmental projects
- Help deliver environmental training programs
- Support environmental stewardship initiatives
- Maintain stakeholder relationships
- Support environmental program implementation
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
Based at Redmond or Kirkland, Washington production facility, the Environmental Specialist role support Amazon Kuiper's EHS Environmental Compliance programs under the supervision of the Environmental Engineer and Sr. Environmental Manager. In this role, you'll help maintain and improve our environmental programs while supporting manufacturing operations. You will be responsible for implementing technical solutions, supporting compliance initiatives, and assisting with environmental challenges in our state-of-the-art facilities. This position offers opportunities to work at the intersection of aerospace technology and environmental compliance, contributing to Kuiper's mission of global connectivity while ensuring environmental excellence.
About The Team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, math, business or equivalent
- 1+ years' experience in EHS environmental compliance, preferably in manufacturing
- Knowledge of key environmental regulations (CAA, CWA, RCRA)
- Experience in environmental data collection, analysis, and regulatory confidentiality
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Demonstrated rapid learning ability and exceptional performance
- Basic knowledge of environmental management systems (e.g., ISO14001)
- Experience in environmental compliance experience in aerospace manufacturing
- Experience with Washington State environmental regulations
- Demonstrated project management skills, particularly in environmental projects
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $68,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $152,700/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.
Company - Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Job ID: A3109840
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