RF Systems Analyst, LEO Satellite Phased Arrays

Amazon; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking an RF Systems Analyst to define and verify RF systems and phased arrays across satellite and terminal links. You will implement models, run parametric studies, design RF filters and antennas, and collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to align models with real-world behavior.

You will write analysis code, build first-principles models, and validate them in the lab with hardware.

Qualifications

• Experience automating, deploying, and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficient in at least one modern language (Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• Experience with Linux/Unix and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain RF system models and link budgets for mobility, fixed, enterprise, gateway use cases.
• Run sensitivity analyses to understand margins and drive design tradeoffs.
• Define RF system KPIs and integrate into automated analysis/reporting pipelines.
• Build and maintain simulation scripts and tooling (Python/Matlab, SystemVue/ADS, CST/HFSS) to support architecture reviews.
• Collaborate with antenna, RFIC, and baseband teams to reflect implementation constraints in models.
• Support test plan definition for lab/field campaigns that validate system models.
• Analyze measured data vs predictions and propose corrective actions or model updates.

Skills

Python

Golang

C++

Linux/Unix

CI/CD pipelines

Other languages (Ruby/Java/C#/Rust)

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking an RF Systems Analyst to define and verify RF systems and phased arrays across satellite and terminal links. You will implement models, run parametric studies, design RF filters and antennas, and collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to align models with real-world behavior.

You will write analysis code, build first-principles models, and validate them in the lab with hardware.