Comm Systems Engineer, Wireless Systems

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. As a Systems Engineer this role is primarily responsible for the design development and integration of communication payload and customer terminal systems.

The Role:
Be part of the team defining the overall communication system and architecture of Amazon Leos broadband wireless network. This is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology at global scale. The team develops and designs the communication system for Leo and analyzes its overall system level performance such as for overall throughput latency system availability packet loss etc.

This role in particular will be responsible for leading the effort in designing and developing advanced technology and solutions for communication system. This role will also be responsible developing advanced physical layer protocol stacks systems as proof of concept and reference implementation to improve the performance and reliability of the LEO particular this role will be responsible for using concepts from digital signal processing information theory wireless communications to develop novel solutions for achieving ultra-high performance LEO network. This role will also be part of a team and develop simulation tools with particular emphasis on modeling the physical layer aspects such as advanced receiver modeling and abstraction interference cancellation techniques FEC abstraction models etc. This role will also play a critical role in the integration and verification of various HW and SW sub-systems as a part of system integration and link bring-up and verification.

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.



- PhD or Masters degree and 5 years of quantitative field research experience
- 3 years of wireless communications systems and implementation experience

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G) WiMAX 802.11ad microwave backhaul DVB-S2 / DVB-C or related broadband wireless standards
- Knowledge of multiple access systems including OFDMA TDMA and CDMA
- Experience in test setup automation using MATLAB Python or Pearl
- Must have the ability to work in a small team and drive to go beyond expectations to deliver results

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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. 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 CA San Diego - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually
USA WA Redmond - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually