RF Payload Engineer, Systems & Test, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

As a Payload Engineer you will be an integral part of the team that tests verifies and troubleshoots the Leo production constellation. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Amazon Leos wide-ranging inter-disciplinary team to support in-orbit payload operations across all mission phases and will serve as the bridge between payload software development teams testing and mission operations.

You will be on the frontline identifying deep-diving and driving resolution for payload issues across the constellation including RF hardware software and networking issues. You will define create and maintain payload operational processes and procedures; coordinate cross-team dependencies across software hardware networking and mission operations teams; drive automation to reduce manual operational burden; and define key operational metrics and reporting to provide real-time visibility into payload health and performance.

You will work closely with payload integration & test payload software and mission operations teams to ensure seamless transitions from development to on-orbit operations. You must be flexible responsive and able to succeed in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment.

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.

Key job responsibilities
- Develop deep expertise across payload RF/comm hardware software and constellation operations to identify systemic issues drive root-cause analysis and coordinate fleet-wide resolutions and optimizations
- Define and maintain payload operational processes procedures and runbooks including on-station commissioning flows exit criteria and external dependencies
- Identify and drive automation initiatives to reduce manual operational burden improve response times and enable the team to scale efficiently as the constellation grows

- Review and interpret test results troubleshoot issues perform root-cause analysis and develop corrective actions for test failures and in-orbit anomalies


- Support payload system-level integration test and verification from hands-on integration in the lab to field testing and support
- Support in-orbit payload operations from test-like-you-fly verification on the ground to troubleshooting issues for on-going constellation payload operations
- Collaborate across diverse technical teams such as flight software cloud software modem and mission operations to optimize system-level RF and network operations

- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 6 years of RF satellite or aerospace industry experience
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functionally as this role requires extensive cross-team collaboration over multi-disciplinary groups

- Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with RF satellite or aerospace industry experience
- Experience testing satellite payload RF hardware or related subsystems; mission operations or payload in-orbit testing
- Experience developing or maintaining operational runbooks procedures or standard operating processes
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex on-orbit anomalies
- Proficiency with scripting/automation (Python Bash or similar) for operational tooling
- Experience with dashboard development Grafana/Quicksight/SQL or similar or similar monitoring systems
- Experience with satellite constellation operations at scale (fleet management automation monitoring)
- Experience working with AWS Services

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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 WA Redmond - 136000.00 - 184000.00 USD annually