Sr. Communication Sys Engineer, Modeling and Simulation

Amazon Leo is a low Earth orbit satellite constellation providing low-latency high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The mission of Amazon Leo for Government is to leverage Leo and provide high speed low latency and secure satellite services to United States and allied government customers. As a Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineer supporting that mission this role is primarily responsible for assessing and analyzing how both Leos capabilities and Leo products built for government perform against government use cases and for producing the analyses that underpin government contract work. You will evaluate system and network performance from the capacity coverage latency and availability point of view to determine how Leo delivers the operational outcome the customer mission needs. It is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology with few legacy constraints.

Key job responsibilities
Own system-level modeling simulation and analysis for government mission scenarios and constellation designs across coverage capacity latency and availability from concept trades through customer deliverables
Perform mission engineering: translate customer mission objectives into scenarios and measures of effectiveness develop design reference missions and CONOPS and model whether the end-to-end system delivers the required operational outcome
Apply orbital mechanics including orbit and constellation geometry reference frames revisit and access behavior and station-keeping and conjunction considerations as the foundation of coverage access and contact analyses
Design and evaluate resource scheduling and allocation approaches heuristic or solver-based for contact scheduling satellite beam assignment and prioritization under power thermal and spectrum constraints
Evaluate complex multi-disciplinary trades involving RF bandwidth and network resource allocation to customers optimizing customer experience against cost power and spectrum including constellation design and link selection trades
Build and/or utilize RF and optical link budgets and combine them with orbital constellation dynamics to model time-varying system capacity latency and availability
Model inter-satellite geometry and access including link availability windows contact scheduling and handover behavior
Extend existing simulation code and tools and create new simulation models representative of the target system (primarily MATLAB also C / Python) designing around hardware and software capabilities and constraints to support a dynamic network topology
Prepare and present technical content for government customers and program reviews including analysis packages visualizations briefings and proposal material
Account for self-interference and interference with other space and terrestrial communication systems in coverage and capacity analyses



Security Clearance:
This position requires a recent or active US Government TS/SCI security clearance (polygraph preferred) and the ability to maintain it. U.S. citizenship is required.


- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or an equivalent field
- 8 years of experience in satellite or network system design modeling and analysis
- Strong understanding of orbital mechanics and constellation geometry including modeling orbits reference frames and vector geometry to simulate the time-varying relative geometry of satellites and ground nodes
- 8 years of experience developing code in MATLAB C C or Python including industry-standard coding and regression practices
- Working knowledge of RF or optical link budgets and how link performance drives system capacity and availability
- Experience with resource scheduling allocation or optimization for a communications or satellite system (e.g. contact scheduling link or beam assignment)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including preparing and presenting technical content for customers and program reviews

- Masters or PhD in Aerospace Engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Science Physics a related discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience with satellite constellation design and constellation management trades
- RF or communications system design and modeling background covering link-level analysis communication theory OFDM/MIMO and digital/wireless communication systems
- Experience with optical inter-satellite links and space-to-space access analysis
- Experience with graph theory and network topology analysis
- Familiarity with satellite operations mission planning and contact scheduling
- Experience supporting government or national security programs and proposals
- Experience with mission engineering or mission-level analysis including design reference missions CONOPS development scenario and vignette analysis and measures of effectiveness

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 El Segundo - 151200.00 - 204600.00 USD annually