Sr. Payload Integration & Test RF Communications System Engineer, Amazon Leo

Responsibilities

• Working within a project team and taking responsibility for a high bandwidth, low earth orbit communications satellite constellation.
• Deep-dives into component and subsystem designs to document expectations, evaluate tests, remedy test failures, and provide quick feedback to improve performance.
• Collaborating with diverse technical teams such as software, mechanical, modem, and compliance teams to validate expectations for system-level and network-level operations, from concept through execution.
• Integrating the end-to-end RF communications system. Meeting with customers internally and externally to select components.
• Defining test plans and procedures for lab and RF chamber testing, based on identified requirements for subsystems and for the overall system.
• Defining test plans and procedures for on-orbit payload verification or satellite testing, based on identified requirements.
• Analyzing and mitigating potential self-interference and other system interference issues.
• Implementing, validating, and optimizing RF lab set-ups composed of antenna, measurement equipment, and prototype equipment. Analyzing RF link budget / line-up for test set-ups and for the deployed system.
• Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, etc.
• Meting with suppliers to select enabling lab technologies.
• Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test failures.
• Documenting test results, test coverage, and other KPI metrics. Communicating status and issues effectively with developers and managers.
• Shepherding payload subsystems through test campaigns throughout the development lifecycle, from concept to implementation to integration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust
• Experience with Linux/Unix
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes