Satellite Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Leo

Amazon is hiring a Satellite Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Leo in San Diego, United States. It pays $136k-$184k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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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 Hardware Development Engineer, you will lead the design workstream on some of the most innovative, challenging, and exciting gateway systems in industry. You will engage with an experienced team to conceive and design the gateway aimed at delighting customers with affordable, reliable, high bandwidth connectivity. You will work closely with Amazon LEO's various sub-teams and engage third party suppliers to drive product definition, design, optimization, implementation, and test. The Hardware Engineer will have a complete understanding of how their design changes impact downstream partners such as operations, supply chain, product management, and reliability.

Amazon strongly believes in Ownership and you will have the opportunity to own your designs from concept through production. You will own or contribute to the following:

- Own the ground gateway gigabit data rate modem design from concept through production
- Design and optimize different blocks of electronics sub-systems
- Design digital circuitry supporting various protocols in collaboration with various teams
- Lead and review schematic capture and PCB layout
- Optimize PCB stack-up for performance and cost
- Complete board bring-up and perform test campaigns for different modules and subsystems
- Support the transition of the designs to production with the contract manufacturer

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.

About the team
The Gateway team is responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, validation, qualification, and new product introduction to manufacturing for all satellite and ground gateway assemblies. These systems will meet performance requirements defined by the RF/modem team as well as environmental and reliability requirements defined by the mechanical team. To this end, the gateway team collaborates closely with all the partner teams including silicon, power, mechanical, thermal, modem, RF/Coms system, and SW teams.

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of hardware engineering experience
- 3+ years of experience in using schematic tool (Mentor Graphics Xpedition, Cadence OrCad, or Altium Designer)
- 2+ years of experience in using lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multi-meters

Preferred qualifications

- Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalentwith classes in digital communication systems.
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- 3+ years of industry experience in high speed (SERDES, etc.) and/or mixed signal PCBA design
- Experience with high data rate modems, ADC’s, DAC’s and FPGA’s
- Experience with high speed digital communications (satcom or terrestrial networks)

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 Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, San Diego - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Satellite Hardware Development Engineer, Amazon Leo at Amazon rates 35 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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