Job Details
Posted date: Sep 05, 2025
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $170,100
Range: $127,400 - $212,800
Description
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Come work at Amazon!
Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth’s most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
You will be responsible for the development of hardware and systems for optical (laser) communications between satellites.
• You will be involved in design, prototyping, and characterization of hardware to support high speed inter-satellite communication links (ISLs).
• You will work with vendors to qualify commercial, off-the-shelf components while driving development of custom components where needed to achieve low-cost, light-weight, and reliable systems that meet the performance requirements in space.
• You will lead the effort to support design verification and qualification testing.
• You will be working with stakeholders to trouble shooting resolve issues and deliver ISL links.
• You will be analyzing large volume data to identify gaps/risks and improve the design.
You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Physics, Electronics, Communication Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience- 3+ years of experience in hardware systems development across full product life cycles - concept to production
- Experience in high-speed characterization of devices, electrical probe stations, operation of high speed and high frequency test equipment, such as oscillate scopes, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and high-speed oscilloscopes
- Experience with lasers, detectors, modulators, modems, optical fiber and devices
- Experience in developing software test scripts for test automation, data acquisition and data analysis.
Extended Qualifications
- 1+ years of automation scripting using Python, Bash, Shell and/or Perl experience- Master or PhD Degree in Physics, Electronics, Optical Engineering or Communication Engineering
- In-depth knowledge of development of high-frequency electronics.
- Efficiency in documenting and communication.
- Ability to lead interdisciplinary discussions between Hardware, Reliability, and Software teams to define and drive scope and clarity of work, and reach optimum system level trade-offs
- Ability to provide thought leadership and key input on new initiatives as well as on programs underway
- Knowledge of opto-electronics industry and component suppliers
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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