LEO RF Systems Engineer - 3GPP & Beamforming

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking an RF Systems 3GPP Integration Engineer to define and validate a high-throughput satellite wireless system. You will bring-up, test, and debug PHY/MAC and beamforming systems in collaboration with RF, ASIC, SW, and testbed teams.

The role emphasizes 3GPP conformance testing, lab verification of Doppler compensation, and end-to-end integration on FPGA platforms, with a strong focus on state-of-the-art satellite communications and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years professional experience working in L1/L2 or beamforming.
• Experience with RF lab equipment, bring-up, test and integration activities.
• Experience with verification and integration on FPGA.
• Experience with Linux/Unix.

Responsibilities

• Lead bring-up, integration, and debugging of advanced PHY/MAC and beamforming RF systems.
• Architect, document, and execute 3GPP testing for satellite to ground networks.
• Collaborate across PHY, RF, digital beamforming, MAC, and firmware teams for integration.
• Test and verify Doppler compensation techniques in LEO comms; evaluate channel emulators.
• Trade link budget and verify RF line-up for payloads in RF and IF configurations.
• Develop and execute lab procedures with Linux, Python, and Bash scripting.

Skills

RF integration

3GPP testing

Beamforming

Linux/Unix

Python scripting

FPGA verification

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in wireless communications

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Python

Perl

Wireshark

Git

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking an RF Systems 3GPP Integration Engineer to define and validate a high-throughput satellite wireless system. You will bring-up, test, and debug PHY/MAC and beamforming systems in collaboration with RF, ASIC, SW, and testbed teams.

The role emphasizes 3GPP conformance testing, lab verification of Doppler compensation, and end-to-end integration on FPGA platforms, with a strong focus on state-of-the-art satellite communications and