Sr. User Terminal System Engineer, Customer Terminal

Overview

Sr. User Terminal System Engineer, Customer Terminal — Project Kuiper. This role supports the development of outdoor and indoor customer terminal devices and validates integration with hardware, software, and firmware to enable high-speed satellite broadband. The team owns the process from requirements through verification testing and mass production.

Project Kuiper 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.

Responsibilities

• Define CT systems architectures and specifications
• Design tradeoffs of various CT architectures including RF and performance simulation to support tradeoff decisions
• Develop integration & test software & firmware for lab verification measurements
• Develop, maintain, and support customer terminal validation hardware and software
• Proactive engagement 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 test and validation of various CT architectures
• Travel up to 20% 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.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of programming with at least one modern language such as C++, C#, Java, Python, Matlab, Golang, PowerShell, Ruby
• 5+ years of deploying and operating in a Linux/Unix environment
• 5+ years of systems design, software development, operations, automation, and process improvement experience
• Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant software solutions in production
• BS or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field
• 5+ years in SW/HW development environment with at least 3 recent years in architectural/system role
• 5+ years experience in development for complex telecommunication, high speed digital, antenna, and/or satellite communication systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience working with mobility satellite terminals such as maritime and aeronautical
• Experience developing in LabView and Matlab
• Experience taking a leading role in building complex software or computing infrastructure that has been successfully delivered to customers
• Master/PhD degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• Familiar with satellite communication theory
• Familiar with phased array designs and implementations
• Satellite over-the-air communication field-trial experience
• Debugging skills for systems integration from RF front-end to baseband

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $235,200/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.

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