System Development Engineer, Antenna Payload Validiation

Amazon is hiring a System Development Engineer, Antenna Payload Validiation. It pays $99k-$160k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Amazon Leo is a long-term Amazon program to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Direct-to-Device (D2D) is Leo's initiative to enable standard smartphones and IoT devices to connect directly to satellites, filling coverage gaps in remote areas.

As a System Development Engineer, you will help bring up, test, and validate the electrical hardware in phased array antenna systems for our production satellites and for new programs, including D2D and our next-generation constellation. You'll work hands-on in the lab with boards, power systems, and test equipment, and you'll write the scripts and tools that automate that testing. You'll partner with hardware, RF, firmware, and software engineers to find problems early and make sure every unit we ship works.

Key job responsibilities
- Support bring-up, characterization, and validation of antenna boards and subsystems in the lab
- Debug hardware issues at the board and system level using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power supplies, and other lab equipment
- Read schematics and layouts to isolate failures in power, clocking, and digital interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, JTAG, Ethernet, high-speed serial)
- Develop and maintain Python test scripts and lab instrument automation for validation and production testing
- Analyze test data to find trends, failures, and margins, and report results to hardware and firmware teams
- Write clear test procedures, failure reports, and technical documentation

Basic qualifications

- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related discipline

Preferred qualifications

- Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Master's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related discipline

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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

USA, WA, Redmond - 99,100.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How we rate this

System Development Engineer, Antenna Payload Validiation at Amazon rates 29 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.

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Key facts

System Development Engineer, Antenna Payload Validiation is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $99k-$160k a year.
The role is based in US, WA, Redmond.
The job was posted on November 10, 2026.
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