Senior Manager, RF System Integration and Test, Amazon Leo

About the Role

Amazon Leo is building a satellite constellation delivering Ka-band broadband and NTN Direct to Device connectivity to standard 3GPP handsets. We are seeking a senior engineering leader to own the RF System Integration and Test function, responsible for verifying radio performance and monitoring satellite health.

Responsibilities

• Verification Strategy: Define and own the multi-year RF and RAN-level verification strategy for Ka-band broadband and NTN Direct to Device product lines.
• RF and RAN-Level System Verification:
  • Own RF characterization: EIRP, beam pattern, pointing accuracy, array calibration, spectral conformance, and transmit/receive array performance.
  • Own RAN-level verification: scheduling, beam hopping, admission control, power control, link adaptation, and behavior under load.
  • Verify system-level use cases: initial network entry, handover, mobility, radio link monitoring, session continuity, and GNSS-less operation.
• Test and Monitoring Systems:
  • Own the roadmap and delivery of purpose-built test and monitoring systems, including ground-based monitoring networks, mobile test laboratories, and flight-representative channel-emulation test venues.
  • Decide between building and buying test systems and manage the consequences.
• Organizational Leadership:
  • Lead and develop a team of engineering managers across multiple sites.
  • Own hiring strategy for specialized talent in RF, antenna, protocol, and test-systems engineering.
  • Develop senior technical and managerial talent and build bench strength.
• Planning and Investment:
  • Own annual and multi-year planning for headcount, operating expenses, and capital.
  • Manage test capital and vendor commitments, including silicon and protocol stack partners.
• Cross-Organization Leadership:
  • Partner with systems, PHY/MAC design, payload development, and Payload Integration and Test (PIT) teams.
  • Represent verification status, risk, and readiness to program and executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing engineering managers.
• 10+ years in RF, wireless, or satellite communications engineering, with significant depth in test, integration, or verification.
• Experience owning verification for a commercial wireless or satellite communications product through launch or general availability.
• Experience owning headcount and capital planning for an engineering function.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading verification across multiple concurrent product generations at different maturity stages.
• Depth in active phased array test and characterization (near-field, compact antenna test range, far-field methods, beam pattern, pointing accuracy, array calibration).
• Experience building organizations that develop custom test systems as products (hardware and software).
• Experience verifying system-level radio behavior (initial access, handover, mobility, link recovery).
• 3GPP NR or LTE RF conformance and radio resource management verification experience; non-terrestrial network experience strongly preferred.
• Satellite payload or space hardware verification leadership.
• Experience owning field, drive-test, or mobile laboratory programs and production monitoring networks.
• Experience with both proprietary and standards-based air interfaces.
• Experience leading multi-site engineering organizations and multi-million-dollar test capital programs.
• Master's degree or higher in a relevant field.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $208,300.00 - $281,800.00 USD annually, depending on location (USA, TX, Austin or USA, WA, Redmond). Final compensation includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs), determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits, including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription), 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, and more. Learn more at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Export Control Requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum due to applicable export control laws and regulations.