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Posted date: Jun 26, 2025
Location: Redmond, WA
Estimated salary: $158,750
Range: $116,300 - $201,200
Description
As a Payload System Characterization Integration and RF-Test Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to integrate and test the Kuiper-Modem. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper’s to integrate ASIC, HW, RF, and SW in one single product solution. You will be part of the lifecycle of the development and deployment of the final integrated product.As a member of Kuiper Payload System Characterization team, you will be responsible for integrating the various subsystems RF, modem, SW-stack, etc. to build the product. During this process you will be conducting tests, validating each sub-system functionalities and optimizing the end-to-end system
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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
• Integrating various communication Modem functionalities into a single system; from RF (air-interface) to the top layer of the communication stack
• Specifying and defining test plans to cover the system functionalities with its diverse use cases
• Building various test beds to enable system testing; e.g., setups of antenna, modem, measurement equipment, etc.
• Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.
• Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test failures
• Specifying with other teams, the various KPIs and metrics required to span the whole system characterization
Qualifications
- • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline, or 5+ years of RF, satellite, aerospace or related industry experience.- • 2+ years’ experience in in RF design and/or verification with launched products
- • Experience in embedded C and/or C++ programming
Extended Qualifications
- • Experience in wireless technology e.g., 4G/5G, Bluetooth, …- • Experience and hands-on in wireless FW/SW development
- • Experience with communication theory and RF-systems; e.g., OFDM, MIMO, etc.
- • Experience working with different chip interfaces/layers e.g., RF, PHY, etc.
- • Experience in wireless (satellite and/or terrestrial) system architecture, design and/or implementation.
- • Experience of end-to-end system integration and testing
- • Experience with on-orbit payload verification or satellite testing
- • Hands-on experience with RF measurement equipment, including power meters, spectrum analyzer, vector signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $116,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $201,200/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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