Lead Ka-Band Phased-Array Architect, Payload Systems

Amazon Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. Broadband Phased Array Antenna Architect to lead the Payload Architecture team's broadband payload system.

You will drive the architecture across Ka-band multi-beam phased arrays, spanning RF front-end to digital beamforming and modem interfaces, collaborating with systems, HW, silicon, calibration, and test teams. The role demands deep expertise in RF and digital domains, including FPGA/ASIC platforms, high-speed SerDes, beamforming

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering/Communications Engineering, or experience with modern ASIC/FPGA design and verification tools.
• Experience in developing link and system level simulators using MATLAB, Python, or C++.
• Experience with RF measurement equipment (power meters, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, oscilloscopes).
• Experience in wireless system design and architecture, system integration, and RF system analysis.
• Experience with analog, digital, and high-speed circuit design.
• 7+ years of Ka-band RF system design, multi-beam satellite payload architecture, or digital phased array design using high-speed SerDes.

Responsibilities

• Translate throughput and coverage requirements into broadband payload requirements considering thermal, power, mechanical, reliability, and mass constraints.
• Own the broadband phased array architecture spanning from Ka-band antenna to modem interface.
• Collaborate with systems, HW design, antenna, silicon, calibration teams to realize architecture.
• Contribute to customer link performance and end-to-end link budgets with systems teams.
• Define phased array requirements flowing from system to subsystem specifications.
• Develop test plans with the verification team to validate requirements.
• Define signal integrity requirements for high-speed serial links and review SI analyses.
• Support Ka-band RF front-end architecture trade studies across process technologies.
• Drive capacity mode management for beam scaling and resource reconfiguration.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to inform roadmap for next-gen satellites.
• Support production and on-orbit debug; hands-on and on-call.

Skills

Ka-band RF design

Multi-beam payload architecture

FPGA/ASIC design

MATLAB

Python

C++

RF measurement equipment

Wireless system design

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Communications Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. Broadband Phased Array Antenna Architect to lead the Payload Architecture team's broadband payload system.

You will drive the architecture across Ka-band multi-beam phased arrays, spanning RF front-end to digital beamforming and modem interfaces, collaborating with systems, HW, silicon, calibration, and test teams. The role demands deep expertise in RF and digital domains, including FPGA/ASIC platforms, high-speed SerDes, beamforming