Comm Systems Engineer, Wireless Systems

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Systems Engineer to design, develop and integrate communication payload and customer terminal systems for the Leo broadband network. You will define overall system architecture and evaluate throughput, latency and availability, working in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

The role focuses on developing advanced technology, physical layer and protocol stacks, plus tool chain simulations for performance gains and reliable integration with

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience.
• 3+ years of wireless communications systems and implementation experience.
• Knowledge of multiple access systems and test setup automation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of advanced communication system and architecture for the Leo broadband network.
• Develop and integrate physical layer and protocol stacks for high-performance LEO links.
• Create simulation tools focusing on modeling receiver behavior, interference cancellation, and FEC abstractions.
• Support system integration and verification of HW/SW sub-systems during bring-up and testing.

Skills

Wireless communications

Education

PhD

Master's degree

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Perl

Job description

Description

Amazon Leo 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. As a Systems Engineer, this role is primarily responsible for the design, development and integration of communication payload and customer terminal systems.

Description

Amazon Leo 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. As a Systems Engineer, this role is primarily responsible for the design, development and integration of communication payload and customer terminal systems.

The Role

Be part of the team defining the overall communication system and architecture of Amazon Leo’s broadband wireless network. This is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology at global scale. The team develops and designs the communication system for Leo and analyzes its overall system level performance such as for overall throughput, latency, system availability, packet loss etc.

This role in particular will be responsible for leading the effort in designing and developing advanced technology and solutions for communication system. This role will also be responsible developing advanced physical layer + protocol stacks systems as proof of concept and reference implementation to improve the performance and reliability of the LEO network. In particular this role will be responsible for using concepts from digital signal processing, information theory, wireless communications to develop novel solutions for achieving ultra-high performance LEO network. This role will also be part of a team and develop simulation tools with particular emphasis on modeling the physical layer aspects such as advanced receiver modeling and abstraction, interference cancellation techniques, FEC abstraction models etc. This role will also play a critical role in the integration and verification of various HW and SW sub-systems as a part of system integration and link bring-up and verification.

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.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
• 3+ years of wireless communications systems and implementation experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of multiple access systems including OFDMA, TDMA, and CDMA
• Experience in test setup automation using MATLAB, Python, or Pearl
• Must have the ability to work in a small team and drive to go beyond expectations to deliver results

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Job ID: A10463801