Senior DSP Engineer, ALG, Amazon Leo Government

Amazon; California (MO); On-site; USD 137,300 - 185,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior DSP Engineer for the Amazon Leo Government project. You will design DSP algorithms and develop advanced communication systems for satellite broadband connectivity. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, you will work alongside RF and systems engineers.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, extensive experience in DSP, and the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance.

Competitive salary range of $137,300 - $185,700 annually plus comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in hardware development across the full product life cycle.
• Experience in Space, Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, or Communications fields.
• Ability to obtain US Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop DSP algorithms for communication systems.
• Collaborate with engineers to define interface requirements.
• Deliver documentation and reports for technical reviews.

Skills

DSP algorithm development

Signal processing

MATLAB/Simulink

RF engineering

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

FPGA development tools

VHDL/Verilog

Job description

Senior DSP Engineer, ALG, Amazon Leo Government

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low‑latency, high‑speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Amazon Leo Government (ALG) team is to leverage existing Kuiper technology and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to the United States and our allied government customers.

Key job responsibilities

• Interact directly with customers to understand technical requirements, and translate them into technically robust solutions backed by data and analysis.
• Design and develop DSP algorithms for phased array antenna communication systems including beamforming, beam steering, null steering, and adaptive array processing.
• Develop and validate signal processing chains in MATLAB and Simulink, including fixed‑point modeling and bit‑true simulations.
• Implement and optimize FFT/iFFT architectures for OFDM waveforms, channelization, spectral analysis, and frequency‑domain beamforming.
• Collaborate with RF engineers, antenna engineers, and systems engineers to define interface requirements and performance budgets.
• Analyze system performance metrics (EVM, BER, SINR, beam patterns, sidelobe levels) and optimize DSP implementations.
• Develop calibration algorithms for phased array systems including amplitude/phase correction, mutual coupling compensation, and array manifold characterization.
• Model and simulate RF impairments (I/Q imbalance, phase noise, nonlinearity) and develop DSP‑based mitigation techniques.
• Perform trade studies on algorithm complexity, latency, throughput, and resource utilization.
• Deliver well‑written documentation, reports, and presentations for technical design reviews and as part of proposal efforts.
• Design and support test campaigns, both development and qualification/acceptance, for space hardware.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in hardware development across the full product life cycle (concept to production)
• 7+ years of electrical engineering work experience in Space, Aerospace/Defense, Automotive, and/or Communications fields or combination thereof.
• 7+ years of experience with DSP algorithm development and hardware test system debugging.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related discipline.
• Translate DSP algorithms from MATLAB/Simulink models to synthesizable HDL (VHDL/Verilog) using HDL Coder or manual RTL design.
• Architect efficient FPGA implementations of DSP processing chains with pipelining, parallelism, and resource sharing strategies.
• Implement digital down‑converters (DDC), digital up‑converters (DUC), polyphase filter banks, and channelizers in Matlab/Simulink/RTL.
• Perform FPGA synthesis, timing closure, and resource optimization for Xilinx UltraScale+/Versal or Intel Agilex devices.
• Verify RTL designs against MATLAB/Simulink golden reference models using co‑simulation.
• Track record of successfully delivering compelling written reports and complete designs on time, to scope, with high quality.
• High sense of ownership, urgency, and drive; resourceful, and able to deliver results with minimal direction.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience working with government agencies.
• US Security Clearance.
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production.
• Experience with the project management of technical projects.

Security Clearance

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.

Benefits

The base salary range for this position is 137,300.00 - 185,700.00 USD annually in USA, CA, NORTHRIDGE. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Equal Opportunity

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.