Senior Terminal Systems Engineer, Satellite Lead

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

Job summary

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. Terminal System Engineer to lead a team of engineers and drive the architecture, integration, and verification of customer terminals for the Leo satellite network in Redmond, WA.

You will collaborate with electrical, RF, antenna, silicon, firmware, software, and operations teams to ensure the terminal delivers validated performance. Travel up to 10% may be required; a 7+ year background in satellite terminal development and a relevant engineering degree are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer engineering, computer science, physics, or related engineering field.
• 7+ years of satellite terminal development, integration, and validation experience.
• Experience leading an engineering team.
• Experience with communication systems, RF, and antenna.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers, provide mentorship and career growth opportunities.
• Develop the CT architecture with sub-system engineers across RF, antenna, thermal, DSP, ASIC, and software.
• Develop validation plans, build validation infrastructure, test, analyze data, and report results to stakeholders.
• Investigate and resolve validation failures by leading cross-functional teams.
• Ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance, regulatory, and business requirements.
• Perform in-field and on-orbit validation with satellites.

Skills

Leadership experience

RF engineering

MATLAB/Python/C++

Test instrumentation knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering, physics or related field

Master or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector signal analyzers

Channel emulators

GNSS emulators

Job description

Amazon Leo is seeking a Sr. Terminal System Engineer to lead a team of engineers and drive the architecture, integration, and verification of customer terminals for the Leo satellite network in Redmond, WA.

You will collaborate with electrical, RF, antenna, silicon, firmware, software, and operations teams to ensure the terminal delivers validated performance. Travel up to 10% may be required; a 7+ year background in satellite terminal development and a relevant engineering degree are expected.