RF Systems Engineer: 3GPP Integration for Satellite

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks an RF Systems 3GPP Integration Engineer to lead bring-up, integration, and testing of high-throughput satellite links in Austin, TX.

You will collaborate with PHY, RF, ASIC, and software teams to define 3GPP-based tests, verify conformance, and optimize beamforming and Doppler compensation for LEO satellites.

This role requires strong RF lab, FPGA verification, Linux scripting, and test equipment experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or experience in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years professional experience 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 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.
• Trade link budgets and verify RF line-up for payloads in RF/IF configurations.
• Characterize performance, analyze data, and debug at the system level.

Skills

3GPP conformance

RF integration

Beamforming

Linux/Unix

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's or PhD in wireless communications

Tools

MATLAB

C/C++

Python

FPGA

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks an RF Systems 3GPP Integration Engineer to lead bring-up, integration, and testing of high-throughput satellite links in Austin, TX.

You will collaborate with PHY, RF, ASIC, and software teams to define 3GPP-based tests, verify conformance, and optimize beamforming and Doppler compensation for LEO satellites.

This role requires strong RF lab, FPGA verification, Linux scripting, and test equipment experience.