Senior RF & Wireless Systems Engineer – LEO Phased Arrays

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

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. RF and Wireless Systems Engineer to define RF architecture for Leo phased array systems and to drive ASIC specifications for high-throughput satellites.

You will collaborate with RFIC, DSP and firmware teams, use MATLAB and ADS for modeling, and contribute to post-silicon prototyping and lab validation to ensure system performance and yield improvements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in wireless DSP/RF systems engineering.
• Experience with RF impairment estimation and compensation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end RF architecture and line-up design for the Leo RFICs and phased array communication systems used in the satellites and customer terminals.
• Define RF specifications, key performance requirements for custom ASIC development.
• Simulate and characterize RF impairments impact on the system.
• Review RFIC designs for compliance with system performance targets.
• Research and implement calibration and correction algorithms for RF front-end impairments.
• Involve in lab validation plans for post-silicon RF characterization.
• Identify and resolve RF performance bottlenecks through measurements and analysis.
• Balance power, cost and throughput trade-offs to meet product requirements.
• Support ASIC production data reviews to drive yield improvements with manufacturing engineering.
• Serve as the RF systems point of contact across silicon design, firmware, software, and test teams.

Skills

RF Architecture

Phased Array

DSP Algorithms

Lab Bring-up

C/C++

MATLAB

RF Impairment Modeling

Education

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

ADS

HFSS

Keysight ADS

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. RF and Wireless Systems Engineer to define RF architecture for Leo phased array systems and to drive ASIC specifications for high-throughput satellites.

You will collaborate with RFIC, DSP and firmware teams, use MATLAB and ADS for modeling, and contribute to post-silicon prototyping and lab validation to ensure system performance and yield improvements.