Senior Wireless PHY Architect for LEO Broadband

Amazon; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide broadband connectivity worldwide.

Be part of the team defining the system level architecture of Leo’s broadband wireless system from customer end points to terrestrial gateways via LEO satellites, focusing on PHY design, waveform optimization, modulation, coding, and MIMO under realistic channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in wireless systems design and / or RF design implementation.
• Experience with wireless system design and architecture, system integration, RF system analysis.
• Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G), WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, DVB-S2 / DVB-C, OR similar broadband wireless standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve physical layer modem algorithms for wireless communication systems.
• Work on system architecture, signal processing, and performance optimization for components such as modulation/demodulation, channel coding, channel estimation, equalization, MIMO, and synchronization.
• Support pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation/debugging.
• Collaborate with RF, ASIC, DV, and SW teams to enable efficient hardware and real-time implementation.

Skills

Wireless systems design

RF design implementation

MIMO

OFDM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Communications Systems

Job description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide broadband connectivity worldwide.

Be part of the team defining the system level architecture of Leo’s broadband wireless system from customer end points to terrestrial gateways via LEO satellites, focusing on PHY design, waveform optimization, modulation, coding, and MIMO under realistic channels.