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Sr. RF and Wireless Systems Engineer, Amazon Leo Digital RF Systems

Amazon · Redmond, Washington, USA · On-site

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Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Madrona.

About the role

As a Sr. RF and Wireless Systems Engineer in the Digital RF Systems team, you will be responsible for RF architecture definition, RF line-up design, and RF specifications of custom ASICs used in Leo phased array systems. You will work closely with RFIC and DSP designers during the design phase, participating in RFIC design reviews to ensure optimal system-level RF performance.

What they're looking for

  • 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
  • Key job responsibilities
  • - Own end-to-end RF architecture and line-up design for the Leo RFICs and phased array communication systems used in the satellites and customer terminals
  • - Define RF specifications, key performance requirements for custom ASIC development
  • - Simulate and characterize RF impairments impact on the system
  • - Review RFIC designs for compliance with system performance targets
More about this role

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.

As a Sr. RF and Wireless Systems Engineer in the Digital RF Systems team, you will be responsible for RF architecture definition, RF line-up design, and RF specifications of custom ASICs used in Leo phased array systems.

You will work closely with RFIC and DSP designers during the design phase, participating in RFIC design reviews to ensure optimal system-level RF performance.

You will use MATLAB, ADS and other simulation tools to model RF impairments of the chips and analyze complex phased array system and sub-system interactions. In post-silicon, you will be involved in prototyping, defining RF DVT lab test requirements to validate designs. You will support production teams through statistical analysis and yield optimization in cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing engineers.

You will develop novel techniques to...

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