Sr Applied Scientist Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering
Sr Applied Scientist Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering
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Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. We are looking for an accomplished Applied Scientist who will help lay down the foundation of various science applications such as anomaly detection advanced calibration methods space engineering simulations analytics operational research etc. The ideal candidate:
* Thinks big and demonstrates bias for action while delivering short and long term results
* Creative and capable of finding elegant solutions to ambiguous problems
* Strong scientist/datadriven mindset with good intuition and strong backbone yet remains openminded respectful to others opinions and naturally challenges their own beliefs
* Enjoys working in a fastpaced startuplike environment
* Eager to learn about new subjects and work outside their comfort zone
* Strong team player who empowers and learns from others
Key job responsibilities
* Owns the endtoend development of solutions for concrete business problems:
* Translate ambiguous problems into well defined mathematical problems
* Propose relevant metrics evaluation methods and dashboards
* Formulate hypothesis create test environments collect data and present results
* Prototype test and implement stateoftheart algorithms
* Collaborate closely with engineers to deploy performant scalable and maintainable applications in the cloud
* Write internal science documentation and external publications
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.
A day in the life
In this role as an Applied Scientist you will design implement optimize and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers around the world.
About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development deployment and longterm performance optimization of Kuiper satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C). Ground terminals include fullmotion parabolic antennas radio frequency spectrum monitoring terminal monitoring and control and fault management systems. These softwaredriven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Kuiper constellation and must provide the worldclass reliability uptime and performance our customers expect from Amazon.
This role will be part of the Software and Algorithms (SWALG) team part of Ground Systems Engineering. SWALG is responsible for:
* Design development deployment and support of a tier 1 Monitoring and Remediation System (MARS) needed to maintain high availability of hundreds of ground terminals deployed around the world.
* Ground systems integration/test (I&T) automation
* Ground terminal configuration provisioning and acceptance automation
* Systems analysis
* Algorithm development (pointing/tracking/calibration/monitoring)
* Software interface definition for supplierprovided hardware and development of software test automation
* Definition of use cases/requirements needed to drive ground modem software development
Masters degree
6 years of building models for toptier business applications or strong academic records
PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of computer science statistical modeling machine learning or related field experience
Excellent probability and statistics core
Experience in stochastic processes Bayesian inference and sampling methods (e.g. Monte Carlo Markov Chain)
Demonstrated proficiency in Python C/C Java Rust or related language
Experience in calibration and anomaly detection
Experience in hardware projects
Good knowledge of neural methods
Experience in cloud application development
Strong algorithms and data structures skills
Expert science/data science development experience in Python
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
* Thinks big and demonstrates bias for action while delivering short and long term results
* Creative and capable of finding elegant solutions to ambiguous problems
* Strong scientist/datadriven mindset with good intuition and strong backbone yet remains openminded respectful to others opinions and naturally challenges their own beliefs
* Enjoys working in a fastpaced startuplike environment
* Eager to learn about new subjects and work outside their comfort zone
* Strong team player who empowers and learns from others
Key job responsibilities
* Owns the endtoend development of solutions for concrete business problems:
* Translate ambiguous problems into well defined mathematical problems
* Propose relevant metrics evaluation methods and dashboards
* Formulate hypothesis create test environments collect data and present results
* Prototype test and implement stateoftheart algorithms
* Collaborate closely with engineers to deploy performant scalable and maintainable applications in the cloud
* Write internal science documentation and external publications
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.
A day in the life
In this role as an Applied Scientist you will design implement optimize and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers around the world.
About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development deployment and longterm performance optimization of Kuiper satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry Tracking and Command (TT&C). Ground terminals include fullmotion parabolic antennas radio frequency spectrum monitoring terminal monitoring and control and fault management systems. These softwaredriven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Kuiper constellation and must provide the worldclass reliability uptime and performance our customers expect from Amazon.
This role will be part of the Software and Algorithms (SWALG) team part of Ground Systems Engineering. SWALG is responsible for:
* Design development deployment and support of a tier 1 Monitoring and Remediation System (MARS) needed to maintain high availability of hundreds of ground terminals deployed around the world.
* Ground systems integration/test (I&T) automation
* Ground terminal configuration provisioning and acceptance automation
* Systems analysis
* Algorithm development (pointing/tracking/calibration/monitoring)
* Software interface definition for supplierprovided hardware and development of software test automation
* Definition of use cases/requirements needed to drive ground modem software development
Masters degree
6 years of building models for toptier business applications or strong academic records
PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of computer science statistical modeling machine learning or related field experience
Excellent probability and statistics core
Experience in stochastic processes Bayesian inference and sampling methods (e.g. Monte Carlo Markov Chain)
Demonstrated proficiency in Python C/C Java Rust or related language
Experience in calibration and anomaly detection
Experience in hardware projects
Good knowledge of neural methods
Experience in cloud application development
Strong algorithms and data structures skills
Expert science/data science development experience in Python
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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Senior IC
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