Interdisciplinary RF System Test and Hardware Development Engineer, Avionics Verification and T

Description

Amazon Leo is Amazon's 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.

Amazon Leo is Amazon's 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.

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.

• Architect, design, build, and sustain RF test systems for satellite modems, transceivers, BUCs, LNBs, and ground equipment through design validation, qualification, production and on-orbit support
• Support hardware and software development activities including RF subsystem design, integration, and characterization
• Perform RF test system-level path loss calibration, link budget analysis, and end-to-end signal chain verification
• Own test system BOM-level CAD design including rack layout, cable harness routing, mechanical fixture design, and documentation
• Own test planning end-to-end: decompose verification requirements into testable specifications, develop test procedures, and lead test readiness reviews
• Drive cross-functional alignment with electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, firmware, and manufacturing teams on verification strategy
• Design and deliver test hardware, fixtures, and tooling that optimize throughput, yield, and fault coverage
• Develop and maintain calibration procedures, path loss models, and measurement uncertainty budgets for RF test stations
• Build quantitative models (test coverage, reliability, throughput) to inform design trade studies and process decisions
• Automate and optimize test processes to meet production rate and first-pass yield targets
• Perform root cause analysis on test failures, lead corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement of production test systems

Our time is balanced between critical support/improvement of existing factory test processes, hardware development activities, and designing future test systems. This includes hands-on support troubleshooting space flight hardware and test systems, CAD design for test system BOMs, and work to align teams around future needs, employing engineering best practices and tools, including AI.

The tasks and daily focus change rapidly, and you will often take on exciting new responsibilities to ensure project success. Expect to address complex problems by diving deep into the data, identifying the scope of the issue, and creating innovative and functional solutions.

This Interdisciplinary Engineer will be a member of the Avionics Verification & Test team working within the wider RF Hardware Engineering team. This highly collaborative group of engineers has a diverse range of backgrounds and knowledge and works to build scalable and reliable test automation solutions and hardware development capabilities to ensure reliable operation of satellite vehicles in space.

• Experience coding in scripting languages such as Python, R, Matlab, or STATA
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience developing and executing test plans for complex aerospace, automotive, or consumer electronics systems
• 5+ years of experience designing and integrating test systems for hardware/PCBA validation
• Demonstrated ability to work across multiple technical disciplines in a production or manufacturing environment
• Experience with RF path loss calibration, measurement uncertainty analysis, and signal chain characterization
• Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans and functional test procedures
• Experience with RF measurement equipment, including: power meters, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• Cross-functional product development experience from concept through production
• 10+ years hands-on with RF subsystems, PCBAs, or high-speed signal characterization
• Test plan development per space hardware standards (GEVS / SMC-S-016)
• Proven ability to bridge engineering disciplines with data-driven process improvements
• PCB/CCA design, schematic capture, DFT/DFM principles, hardware validation, and configuration control
• Software development lifecycle experience: coding standards,…