Amazon LEO is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Amazon LEO will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.
As a Sr. Mobility Terminal System Engineer you will be responsible for mobile terminal architecture integration and validation with hardware software and firmware. You will work in a collaborative environment with a multi-disciplinary team.
Key job responsibilities
In this role your responsibilities include:
Develop mobile terminal architecture by working closely with sub-system engineers in electrical RF antenna thermal modem DSP ASIC algorithm firmware modeling and software
Design tradeoffs of various terminal architectures including RF and performance simulations to support tradeoff decisions
Develop the mobility lab so aviation maritime and automotive terminals can be validated both in lab environments and with LEO satellites
Proactively engage with internal and external development partners on systems hardware and software architectures and implementation
Ensure delivered work meets technical functional performance regulatory and business requirements
Perform in-field and on-orbit validation with satellites
Traveling up to 10% of the time depending on project phases
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
As a Sr. Mobility Terminal System Engineer on the Leo Customer Terminal (CT) team you will work daily with electrical hardware RF antenna silicon and product design engineers as well as software and operations teams in a collaborative environment. Your focus will be on architecting integrating and validating the mobility terminals system-level performance so it can be successfully productized for aviation maritime and automotive customers.
About the team
The Leo Customer Terminal team is responsible for developing both outdoor & indoor devices enabling customers internet service via the Leo satellite network. We own the entire process from early prototypes through mass production including requirements documents architecture definition hardware development and all integration/verification testing.
- Experience defining system architectures and exploring technical feasibility tradeoffs
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering computer engineering computer science physics or other relevant engineering discipline
- 5 years of satellite terminal development integration and validation experience
- 3 years of hardware design and validation of components and subsystems experience
- Strong understanding of communication systems RF and phased array antenna
- Experience in MATLAB Python or C
- Familiarity with test instruments such as oscilloscope spectrum analyzers vector signal analyzers vector signal generators channel emulators network emulators and GNSS emulators
- Experience in developing complex telecommunication antenna and/or satellite communication systems
- Experience in developing mobility terminals
- Masters or PhD degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or other relevant engineering discipline
- Knowledge of digital communication systems error correction synchronization spread spectrum single and multi-carrier techniques and modulation types such as QPSK APSK and QAM
- Experience working with mobility satellite terminals such as maritime aeronautical and automotive
- Understanding of free space communication and satellite link budget principles in Ka-band
- Experience in developing simulation and modeling tools
- Familiarity with active and passive RF components EE hardware beamforming circuits and electromagnetic propagation
- Satellite over-the-air communication field trial experience
- Debugging skills for systems integration from RF front end to baseband
- Design experience with high-speed digital and/or RF circuitry in collaboration with various teams
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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 $136100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235200/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.