Senior RF & Wireless Systems Engineer for Phased Arrays

Amazon Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs / stock options

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Senior RF and Wireless Systems Engineer in San Diego to define RF architecture and line-up for Leo RFICs and phased array systems. You will work with RFIC, DSP and firmware teams to deliver high-performance, low-power RF solutions.

Responsibilities include RF specification definition, simulation of impairments, lab validation planning, and collaboration across hardware and software teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in wireless DSP/RF systems engineering (LTE, 5G-NR, WiFi 802.11, BLE).
• In-depth knowledge of RF architectures and RFIC/ASIC design for low power.
• Experience with RF impairment estimation and compensation techniques.
• FW implementation of DSP algorithms for RF impairment compensation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end RF architecture and line-up design for Leo RFICs.
• Define RF specifications and key performance targets for ASIC development.
• Simulate RF impairments and their impact on the system.
• Review RFIC designs for compliance with system targets.
• Develop calibration and correction algorithms for RF front-end impairments.
• Plan post-silicon lab validation and support yield improvements with manufacturing.
• Balance power, cost, and throughput to meet product requirements.
• Serve as RF systems lead across silicon, firmware, software, and test teams.

Skills

RF architecture

RFIC design

DSP algorithms

MATLAB/Python/C++

RF impairment modeling

lab bring-up

system-level RF

RF simulation tools

Education

Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

ADS

HFSS

Keysight ADS

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Senior RF and Wireless Systems Engineer in San Diego to define RF architecture and line-up for Leo RFICs and phased array systems. You will work with RFIC, DSP and firmware teams to deliver high-performance, low-power RF solutions.

Responsibilities include RF specification definition, simulation of impairments, lab validation planning, and collaboration across hardware and software teams.