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Amazon Senior System Development Engineer, Kuiper Antenna Team in San Diego, California
Description
Amazon's Project Kuiper is an ambitious initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites aimed at providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to underserved and unserved communities worldwide. In Project Kuiper, we're at the forefront of designing and testing the antenna and infrastructure necessary for the future of LEO Satellite-based broadband services. Our success hinges on our ability to enable the entire Project Kuiper organization to scale effectively and efficiently.
As a Sr. system engineer, you will be responsible for key aspects of phased array antenna system design, verification and optimization. You will be working in a collaborative environment and engage with experienced cross-disciplinary teams to deliver advanced high-performance phased array antenna systems.
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
In this role, you will be responsible for:
• Develop algorithms and define test plans to calibrate, verify and optimize performance of phased array antennas and participate in performance analysis and design trade-off studies of phased arrays.
• Automate phased array verification and performance analysis at all environmental conditions and develop required post-processing to analyze test results
• Lab measurement and validation of performance of antennas, and phased array systems and subsystems
• Working with antenna, modem, RF and Digital teams and provide input to verify and fine-tune the designs.
• Interface with Antenna/RF Engineers to enhance phased array antenna tests and automate post-processing using third-party software suites and to generate test reports
• Ensure required test coverage to verify requirements and validate models and implement, validate, and optimize lab and chamber test configurations
• Interpret test results, troubleshoot issues, and perform root-cause analysis for any test failures
• Support integration of antennas and customer terminals into the rest of the Kuiper system
• Troubleshoot software and hardware problems with pre-production equipment
• Contribute to engineering efforts from design to implementation, solving complex technical challenges around developer and engineering productivity and velocity, especially as it relates to rapid test iteration
• Support test automation of antennas and customer terminals throughout the development lifecycle, from concept to implementation to integration
• Solve problems using the most appropriate combination of hardware, software, systems design, architecture, process, and/or operations
• Communicate task progress status and issues effectively with developers and managers
• Meet with suppliers to select enabling lab technologies
• Perform in-field test and validation of various antenna architectures
• Expect up to 20% of travel depending on the phases of the projects
A day in the life
As a member of the Kuiper Antenna team, you will deepen your technical expertise in distributed system design and leadership skills. You'll face operational challenges and collaborate with top-tier hardware, software, security, and infrastructure engineers. This role offers a unique opportunity to innovate and grow within one of Amazon's most innovative programs.
About the team
Kuiper antenna team is responsible for developing antennas with applications in Kuiper satellite network. They own the entire process including requirement documents, architecture definition, hardware development, and verification.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
San Diego, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
3+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby experience
2+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
2+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
MS or equivalent in Computer Science or Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of the full software/hardware/network development lifecycle
Experience in leading the development of software or computing infrastructure delivered to customers
Technical knowledge and experience with IT environments including applications, middleware, storage, networks, information security, and operations
Understanding of information security principals related to compliance and governance and certified in technical security design or advisory work
Solid understanding of and experience with networking fundamentals including, but not limited to, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, common ports and protocols
Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches and driving-to-resolution technical integration issues across various platforms
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $121,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/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.