Systems Engineer, Amazon Leo for Government

About Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is a visionary initiative within Amazon that aims to revolutionize global connectivity through the development of a state-of-the-art Low Earth Orbit (LEO) interconnected satellite communication constellation. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering high-speed, low latency, internet services to underserved and unserved communities and remote communities around the world.

What you'll do

• Responsible for all aspects of space and ground segment systems engineering including performing preliminary concept development, trade studies, CONOPS definition, requirements decomposition and allocation, interface requirements definition, requirements verification and validation, support to integration and test operations, anomaly resolution, risk management, and schedule execution
• Collaborates with technical program management and product management leadership to ensure successful program execution
• Applies an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, and verify space segment products
• Deep-dives into satellite subsystems functions and interfaces and develop integrated satellite system designs and solutions
• Coordinates and communicates with subsystem cross-functional engineering teams to ensure system execution
• Participate in software-to-hardware integration and test activities to ensure mission functionality pre- and post-launch operations
• Perform technical data analysis, verify, and maintain systems configurations in accordance with defined constraints and operational requirements
• Performs various analyses to optimize the satellite system and/or system architecture
• Resolves cross-functional technical issues using facts and data to determine the optimal technical approach
• Develop and improve systems engineering processes and rigor
• US Citizen required; candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in space vehicle, bus, RF payload, optical payload, or ground terminal integration and test or related industry experience, with focus on systems engineering
• 8+ years of experience in space and ground systems engineering principles and techniques; power, mass, and other technical performance budgets; requirements analysis and flow-down; design verification and validation processes; configuration management; satellite level integration and test processes
• 8+ years of experience in spacecraft and ground terminal systems engineering, design, or a related field, with hands-on experience in satellite and ground terminal design and integration
• 8+ years of experience with the derivation and maintenance of requirements from a system level down to lower levels
• 8+ years of experience developing system level budgets (power, dV, pointing, link, etc.) and track the budget throughout the development lifecycle
• Hands-on experience with spacecraft and ground terminal integration, flatsat testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, or mission operations
• 5+ years of experience in the use of standard electronic lab test equipment (network analyzers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, function generators, multimeters, etc.)

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree or above in engineering, physics, or equivalent
• Computational problem solving and test automation/optimization in one or more of the following: Python, Matlab, LabVIEW, C/C++, Docker, Rust on a Linux platform
• Experience working in cloud infrastructures (AWS) with strong working knowledge of IPv4/IPv6 subnetting and L1-L6 networking
• Experience in verification plan and test plan development related to established test standards (MIL-STD-810, DO-160)
• Familiarity with satellite communications, ground terminals, or DoD networks
• Experience with satellite or terrestrial communications systems and antenna theory
• Experience with communications theory and RF systems: OFDM, MIMO, polarization, spread spectrum, matching, S-parameters, losses, coherence, etc.
• Working knowledge of RF front-end components, modem systems, GNSS, and link-level performance
• Proficiency with software development and hardware integration related to satellite payloads or ground systems