Senior Satellite Network Integration Engineer

Amazon

Redmond (WA)

On-site

USD 159,000 - 215,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC in Redmond, WA is seeking a Senior Network Development Engineer to lead end-to-end integration and testing of satellite communications and ground-network capabilities.

You will work with RF, networking, embedded software, cloud services, and test automation to bring new features from lab integration to end-to-end validation, solving complex issues and mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
10+ years of experience in satellite communications, cellular systems, wireless systems, modem validation, network integration, or end-to-end communications testing.
Experience troubleshooting complex systems using packet captures, system logs, performance counters, and telemetry.
Experience with Linux and network troubleshooting tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, ping, traceroute, iperf, and standard Linux networking utilities.
Knowledge of IP networking, including TCP and UDP behavior, routing, VLANs, IP addressing, MTU, packet loss, latency, and throughput analysis.
Experience integrating and testing systems that combine hardware, software, networking, RF components, and external test equipment.
Experience developing test automation or data-analysis tools using Python or a similar programming language.
Experience leading technical investigations across multiple engineering teams and communicating complex findings.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end integration and validation of satellite communications features across the satellite payload, ground gateways, customer terminals, transport networks, and cloud services.
Develop and execute test campaigns covering functionality, performance, reliability, scale, and failure recovery.
Translate system and product requirements into test plans, use cases, success criteria, and verification matrices.
Bring up new test configurations by integrating customer terminals, gateway equipment, satellite payload systems, RF equipment, network infrastructure, and cloud services.
Troubleshoot complex system issues using packet captures, system logs, telemetry, performance counters, RF measurements, and test data.
Use tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, iperf, and Linux networking utilities to isolate packet loss, latency, session failures, and throughput degradation.
Analyze behavior across the communications stack, including RF link conditions, MAC behavior, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, transport protocols, and application performance.
Troubleshoot packet loss and performance degradation caused by retransmissions, congestion, MTU issues, routing behavior, link conditions, and TCP or UDP behavior.
Correlate RF conditions such as signal level, interference, link margin, channel impairments, and modulation performance with network and application behavior.
Reproduce functional and performance issues observed during satellite operations in a controlled lab environment.
Work with RF and test‑equipment vendors to expand lab capabilities using spectrum analyzers, channel emulators, vector signal generators and analyzers, and customer‑terminal simulators.
Automate test execution, data collection, log processing, performance analysis, and reporting using Python or similar languages.
Communicate technical findings clearly and drive cross-functional teams toward root cause, corrective action, and verification.
Create and maintain test procedures, verification matrices, test records, dashboards, troubleshooting guides, and program-level status reports.
Mentor engineers and establish repeatable integration, troubleshooting, and validation practices across the team.