Sr. Network Development Engineer, Satellite Systems Integration and Test, Amazon Leo
Amazon · Redmond, WA · 1 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, but can drop boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. Must not include placeholder sections.
We need to parse the description.
Key parts:
- Description: Amazon Leo initiative... mission... The Satellite Systems Integration and Test team validates... As a Senior Network Development Engineer, you will lead hands-on integration and testing...
- Key job responsibilities: list bullet points (we need to turn into
- ).
- Export Control Requirement: mention citizenship requirement.
- Basic Qualifications: list.
- Preferred Qualifications: list.
- Benefits: mention comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, link.
- Pay: base salary range listed for locations: USA, CA, San Diego - 159,100 - 215,300 USD annually; similarly TX, Austin; WA, Redmond. So we have pay info.
- Schedule: not mentioned explicitly. No schedule info. So we should not include Schedule section.
- Skills: maybe we can extract from qualifications: experience with Linux tools, IP networking, etc. Could be a Skills section. But we need to decide if we have enough specific content for Skills. The posting includes many technical skills; we could create a Skills section summarizing those. However instructions: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications? But they ask to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only those with real content.
We have About the role: we can use the introductory paragraph(s) describing mission and role.
Responsibilities: we have "Key job responsibilities" list.
Requirements: maybe Basic Qualifications.
Qualifications: maybe Preferred Qualifications.
Skills: maybe we can extract from both basic and preferred qualifications, but could be redundant. Could combine basic and preferred into Qualifications? But they differentiate Requirements and Qualifications. Usually Requirements = basic qualifications, Qualifications = preferred. Skills could be separate but maybe we can omit if not enough distinct content. However we have many skill-specific items: experience with Linux tools, IP networking, RF test equipment, Python automation, etc. Could be a Skills section.
Benefits: we have description of benefits.
Pay: we have salary ranges.
Schedule: none -> omit.
Export Control Requirement: could be part of Requirements or a separate note. Could be included in Requirements as a paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, Los Angeles County specifics, accommodation link, etc. Also must not include application instructions.
We need to preserve all substantive information: that includes export control requirement, basic qualifications, preferred qualifications, benefits, pay ranges, responsibilities, about the role.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep specifics like "Experience with tcpdump, Wireshark, iperf, and Linux networking utilities", etc. If we put them in a Skills section, we need to list them as
- . Must not lose any.
We need to decide structure:
About the role
Amazon Leo is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Its mission is to provide fast, reliable, and affordable connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The Satellite Systems Integration and Test team validates the complete communications path across the satellite payload, ground gateways, customer terminals, transport networks, and cloud services. We integrate new capabilities, evaluate end-to-end performance, troubleshoot complex failures, and reproduce issues observed during satellite operations. As a Senior Network Development Engineer, you will lead hands-on integration and testing of satellite communications and ground-network capabilities. You will work across RF, networking, wireless protocols, embedded software, cloud services, and test automation to bring new features from initial lab integration through end-to-end validation. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working directly with complex systems, collecting evidence, analyzing packet captures and logs, understanding RF link behavior, and driving ambiguous problems to root cause. You will collaborate with systems, hardware, software, RF, networking, and operations teams to determine whether failures originate in the satellite payload, RF link, gateway, customer terminal, transport network, or cloud service.
That captures the description.Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end integration and validation of satellite communications features across the satellite payload, ground gateways, customer terminals, transport networks, and cloud services.
- Develop and execute test campaigns covering functionality, performance, reliability, scale, and failure recovery.
- Translate system and product requirements into test plans, use cases, success criteria, and verification matrices.
- Bring up new test configurations by integrating customer terminals, gateway equipment, satellite payload systems, RF equipment, network infrastructure, and cloud services.
- Troubleshoot complex system issues using packet captures, system logs, telemetry, performance counters, RF measurements, and test data.
- Use tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, iperf, and Linux networking utilities to isolate packet loss, latency, session failures, and throughput degradation.
- Analyze behavior across the communications stack, including RF link conditions, MAC behavior, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, transport protocols, and application performance.
- Troubleshoot packet loss and performance degradation caused by retransmissions, congestion, MTU issues, routing behavior, link conditions, and TCP or UDP behavior.
- Correlate RF conditions such as signal level, interference, link margin, channel impairments, and modulation performance with network and application behavior.
- Reproduce functional and performance issues observed during satellite operations in a controlled lab environment.
- Work with RF and test-equipment vendors to expand lab capabilities using spectrum analyzers, channel emulators, vector signal generators and analyzers, and customer-terminal simulators.
- Automate test execution, data collection, log processing, performance analysis, and reporting using Python or similar languages.
- Communicate technical findings clearly and drive cross-functional teams toward root cause, corrective action, and verification.
- Create and maintain test procedures, verification matrices, test records, dashboards, troubleshooting guides, and program-level status reports.
- Mentor engineers and establish repeatable integration, troubleshooting, and validation practices across the team.
Requirements
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.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years of experience in either satellite communications, cellular systems, wireless systems, modem validation, network integration, or end-to-end communications testing.
- Experience troubleshooting complex systems using packet captures, system logs, performance counters, and telemetry.
- Experience with Linux and network troubleshooting tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, ping, traceroute, iperf, and standard Linux networking utilities.
- Knowledge of IP networking, including TCP and UDP behavior, routing, VLANs, IP addressing, MTU, packet loss, latency, and throughput analysis.
- Experience integrating and testing systems that combine hardware, software, networking, RF components, and external test equipment.
- Experience developing test automation or data-analysis tools using Python or a similar programming language.
- Experience leading technical investigations across multiple engineering teams and communicating complex findings.
Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, telecommunications, or a related discipline.
- Experience with satellite payloads, satellite ground systems, gateways, customer terminals, or over-the-air communications testing.
- Experience with cellular systems and 3GPP protocols, including LTE, 5G NR, Layer 2 and Layer 3 procedures, mobility, and performance testing.
- Understanding of RF link behavior and its effect on network performance, including link margin, fading, interference, modulation, coding, and retransmissions.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators and analyzers, channel emulators, power meters, and terminal simulators.
- Experience troubleshooting modem or wireless protocol-stack behavior from the MAC layer through the application layer.
- Experience with TCP congestion behavior, UDP loss, Quality of Service, routing, traffic generation, and network-performance analysis.
- Experience querying and visualizing test data using SQL, Grafana, or similar tools.
- Experience with AWS services, cloud networking, software-defined networking, or network automation.
- Experience taking wireless or communications features from initial integration through system validation and production deployment.
- Strong technical leadership, documentation, and cross-functional coordination skills.
Skills
We could list specific technical skills extracted: but many are already in qualifications. To avoid duplication, maybe we can omit Skills section and rely on Requirements and Qualifications. However the instruction says to use headings for sections like Skills if there is real specific content. We have not yet listed skills like "tcpdump, Wireshark, iperf, Linux networking utilities", "IP networking, TCP/UDP, routing, VLANs, MTU", "Python automation", "RF test equipment", "SQL, Grafana", "AWS services", etc. Those are already in qualifications. Could be considered part of Qualifications. So we might not need a separate Skills section. But we could still create a Skills section that consolidates the technical skills from both basic and preferred, but that would duplicate content. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Duplication is not prohibited but might be considered redundant. Better to avoid duplication. So we can omit Skills section.Benefits
Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
We should keep the link? The instruction says to remove application instructions, but benefits link is not application instruction; it's informational. Probably okay to keep.Pay
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
- USA, CA, San Diego - $159,100.00 - $215,300.00 USD annually
- USA, TX, Austin - $159,100.00 - $215,300.00 USD annually
- USA, WA, Redmond - $159,100.00 - $215,300.00 USD annually
- . Must not lose any.
We need to decide structure: