RF Systems Analyst: LEO Satellites & Phased Arrays

Amazon Inc.; Redmond; On-site; AUD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon LEO is building a global satellite-based broadband system. As an RF System Analyst, you will define and verify RF performance across terminal and satellite systems, from antenna models to MAC, implementing link models and automating analyses.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, write model code, and validate results in lab, contributing to documentation and tools. This role requires hands-on modelling, lab validation, and a passion for first-principles design.

Qualifications

• Experience automating and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, or C++.
• Strong Linux/Unix experience.
• Experience with CI/CD build pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain link budget and RF system models for key use cases (mobility, fixed, enterprise, gateway, etc.).
• Run sensitivity and corner analyses to understand performance margins and drive design tradeoffs.
• Help define RF system KPIs and integrate them into automated analysis/reporting pipelines.
• Build and maintain simulation scripts and tooling (Python/Matlab, SystemVue/ADS, CST/HFSS) to support architecture reviews.
• Partner with antenna, RFIC, and baseband teams to ensure models reflect implementation constraints (e.g., quantization, phase/amplitude errors, calibration residuals).
• Support test plan definition for lab/field campaigns that validate system models.
• Analyze measured data, compare against predicted performance, and propose corrective actions or model updates.
• Contribute to internal documentation, tooling guidelines, and “how-to” references for system modeling.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Linux

CI/CD

Job description

Amazon LEO is building a global satellite-based broadband system. As an RF System Analyst, you will define and verify RF performance across terminal and satellite systems, from antenna models to MAC, implementing link models and automating analyses.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, write model code, and validate results in lab, contributing to documentation and tools. This role requires hands-on modelling, lab validation, and a passion for first-principles design.