Satellite RF Systems Integration & Test Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); 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 in Texas is hiring an RF Comms Systems Integration and Test Engineer to define and bring up high-throughput wireless satellite systems. You will work across PHY, RF, MAC, and firmware teams to achieve 3GPP conformance and top-tier performance.

Responsibilities include system integration, test automation, and debugging, leveraging Linux, Python, and scripting, to validate payloads and lab setups in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years of experience in L1/L2 beamforming.
• Experience with RF lab equipment, bring-up, test and integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead bring-up, integration, and debugging of advanced PHY/MAC and beamforming radio systems for satellite comms.
• Define, document, and execute 3GPP-based testing for satellite-to-ground networks; work with vendors for conformance testing.
• Collaborate with PHY, RF, MAC, firmware teams to ensure seamless integration and high wireless performance.
• Understand Doppler compensation techniques in LEO systems and test them in lab environments.
• Trade link budget and verify RF line-up for payloads in RF/IF configurations.
• Characterize performance, analyze data, and root-cause system-level issues for quality.

Skills

L1/L2 beamforming

RF lab equipment

3GPP NTN

ORAN knowledge

Python scripting

MATLAB

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters/PhD preferred

Tools

Channel emulator

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Wireshark

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Texas is hiring an RF Comms Systems Integration and Test Engineer to define and bring up high-throughput wireless satellite systems. You will work across PHY, RF, MAC, and firmware teams to achieve 3GPP conformance and top-tier performance.

Responsibilities include system integration, test automation, and debugging, leveraging Linux, Python, and scripting, to validate payloads and lab setups in a fast-paced environment.