Data Scientist, Phased-Array Satellite Telemetry Validation

Amazon Inc.; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Data Scientist to translate satellite telemetry into engineering decisions. You’ll connect fleet and ground-test data to identify patterns, spot anomalies, and guide hardware design, testing, and operations.

You’ll design ground experiments, decide what to test, and build dashboards that communicate findings to hardware, firmware, and reliability engineers. The role blends data science with systems engineering to improve future satellites.

Qualifications

• 2+ years as data scientist or similar role with data extraction, analysis, and communication experience.
• 2+ years using SQL and Python for analyzing large time-series datasets.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, math, data science, or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Analyze in-orbit telemetry to assess satellite health and performance.
• Correlate in-orbit data with ground test data to set screening strategy.
• Link ground and in-orbit datasets to uncover patterns and anomalies.
• Build fleet-level baselines and early warning indicators.
• Create visualizations and dashboards for engineers and leadership.
• Own investigations from hypothesis to reporting outcomes.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL

Python

Statistics

Communication

Education

Master's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

R

SAS

Matlab

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Data Scientist to translate satellite telemetry into engineering decisions. You’ll connect fleet and ground-test data to identify patterns, spot anomalies, and guide hardware design, testing, and operations.

You’ll design ground experiments, decide what to test, and build dashboards that communicate findings to hardware, firmware, and reliability engineers. The role blends data science with systems engineering to improve future satellites.