LEO Satellite RF Systems Engineer – 3GPP & Beamforming

Amazon; Redmond (WA); 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 test high-throughput wireless links for the Amazon Leo satellites. You will work across PHY, RF, MAC, firmware, and ASIC teams to ensure 3GPP conformance and robust integration.

You will bring-up, test, and debug advanced PHY/MAC and beamforming radio systems, with emphasis on satellite-to-ground link performance and lab-validation using RF/IF configurations.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Bring-up, integration, and debugging of advanced PHY/MAC and beamforming radio systems for satellite comms.
• Architect, document, and execute 3GPP-based testing for satellite-to-ground networks.
• Collaborate across PHY, RF, digital beamforming, MAC, and firmware teams for seamless integration.
• Test Doppler pre/post compensation techniques in LEO systems and evaluate with lab equipment.
• Trade link budget and verify RF/IF configurations for payloads.
• Characterize performance, analyze data, and root-cause system-level issues.
• Develop-up procedures with Linux, Python, and shell scripting.

Skills

3GPP testing

RF lab equipment

Linux/Unix

Python scripting

Beamforming

OFDM

MIMO

C/C++

Satellite systems

Debugging RF/IF

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's/PhD in wireless (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Verilog/FPGA tooling

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking an RF Systems 3GPP Integration Engineer to define and test high-throughput wireless links for the Amazon Leo satellites. You will work across PHY, RF, MAC, firmware, and ASIC teams to ensure 3GPP conformance and robust integration.

You will bring-up, test, and debug advanced PHY/MAC and beamforming radio systems, with emphasis on satellite-to-ground link performance and lab-validation using RF/IF configurations.