Satellite Networks Engineer II: Systems Integration & Test

Amazon Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Network Development Engineer II in San Diego to lead hands-on integration and testing of satellite communications and ground-network capabilities. You will work across RF, networking, embedded software, cloud services, and test automation to bring new features from lab to end-to-end validation, documenting findings and mentoring others.

The role emphasizes diagnosing root causes from packet captures, logs, and RF measurements, collaborating

Qualifications

• 4+ years of internet routing protocols experience.
• 4+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience.
• 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end integration and validation of satellite communications features across the satellite payload, ground gateways, customer terminals, transport networks, and cloud services.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues using packet captures, system logs, telemetry, RF measurements, and tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, and iperf to isolate packet loss, latency, session failures, and throughput degradation.
• Automate test execution, data collection, log processing, performance analysis, and reporting using Python or similar languages, and build repeatable processes that improve team efficiency and consistency.
• Collaborate with RF and test-equipment vendors to expand lab capabilities, bring up new test configurations, and reproduce operational issues in a controlled environment.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to cross-functional teams, drive root-cause investigations to resolution, and mentor engineers on integration, troubleshooting, and validation practices.

Skills

Routing protocols

Linux/Unix

Packet captures

Python scripting

Tools

tcpdump

Wireshark

iperf

Python

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a Network Development Engineer II in San Diego to lead hands-on integration and testing of satellite communications and ground-network capabilities. You will work across RF, networking, embedded software, cloud services, and test automation to bring new features from lab to end-to-end validation, documenting findings and mentoring others.

The role emphasizes diagnosing root causes from packet captures, logs, and RF measurements, collaborating