Senior Space Optical Network Engineer – Intersatellite Links

Amazon Inc.; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. Optical Network Engineer to lead hardware and systems for optical inter-satellite and space-to-ground links.

You will own a subsystem, guide system-wide design, and push engineering excellence across teams. You will mentor engineers, evaluate high-speed components, and collaborate with hardware, reliability, and software groups to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions for a global satellite network in a rapidly evolving

Qualifications

• 3+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience.
• 8+ years of major internet routing protocols experience.
• 5+ years of working in a Linux/Unix environment experience.
• Experience solving complex technical problems autonomously and leading major technology implementations.
• Experience in high-speed characterization of devices, electrical probe stations, operation of high-speed and high-frequency test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and high-speed oscilloscopes.
• Experience with lasers, detectors, modulators, modems, optical fiber and devices.
• Experience in developing test scripts for test automation, data acquisition, and data analysis.
• Experience with designing scalable, testable, maintainable, and efficient solutions.
• Experience leading internal design reviews and providing technical guidance to teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, prototyping, and characterization of hardware to support high-speed intersatellite communication links and space-to-ground optical links.
• Work with vendors to qualify commercial, off-the-shelf components and drive development of custom components where needed to achieve low-cost, light-weight, and reliable systems that meet performance requirements.
• Lead design verification and qualification testing efforts, setting standards for engineering excellence.
• Proactively improve consistency and integration between the team's optical systems and related systems owned by other teams.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in collaboration with stakeholders to deliver intersatellite and space-to-ground optical links.
• Analyze large volume data to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve designs.
• Drive engineering best practices in Operational Excellence, Security, and Quality across the organization.
• Mentor and coach team members to improve technical knowledge and capabilities.
• Influence the team's technical and business strategy, making sound trade-offs between short-term technology needs and long-term business objectives.
• Build consensus when confronted with discordant views and align teams toward coherent architectural strategies.

Skills

Automation scripting

Routing protocols

Linux/Unix

Problem solving

Test equipment

Lasers & optics

Test automation

System design

Design reviews

Technical guidance

Education

Master's or PhD in Physics

Electronics

Optical Engineering

Communication Engineering

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC is seeking a Sr. Optical Network Engineer to lead hardware and systems for optical inter-satellite and space-to-ground links.

You will own a subsystem, guide system-wide design, and push engineering excellence across teams. You will mentor engineers, evaluate high-speed components, and collaborate with hardware, reliability, and software groups to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions for a global satellite network in a rapidly evolving