Amazon

Sr. Communication Systems Engineer

Amazon • $159K — $215K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or related experience
  • 7+ years in wireless systems design and RF implementation
  • Proficient in wireless system architecture and system integration
  • Extensive coding experience in Matlab, C, C++, or Python
  • Familiarity with industry standard coding and regression practices

Responsibilities

  • Design and lead integration of Leo's communication system
  • Build system and network simulation services using Matlab / C++ / Python
  • Develop HW/SW level requirements and corresponding test cases
  • Identify hardware and software needs for verification and guide development
  • Collaborate with implementation teams for system performance simulation
  • Write scripts and code for simulation, testing, and verification of RF systems

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
Full Job Description
The Role:

Be part of the team defining the overall communication system and architecture of Leo's broadband wireless network. This is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology with few legacy constraints. The team develops and designs the communication system of Leo and analyzes its overall system level performance such as for overall throughput, latency, system availability, packet loss etc.

This role in particular will be responsible for leading the effort in integration, verification and testing of the systems especially focused on MAC and higher layer testing. This role will also be responsible developing and testing advanced L1/L2/L3 concept to improve the performance and reliability of the LEO network. This role will also be part of a team and develop simulation tools with particular emphasis on modeling the physical layer aspects such as advanced receiver modeling and abstraction, interference cancellation techniques, FEC abstraction models etc.

In this role you will:

- Work within a project team and take the responsibility for the Leo's communication system design, system integration and verification.

- Work as a part of the team in building a suite of system and network simulation services in Matlab / C++ / Python

- Develop requirements from system level to HW/SW level and define test cases associated with the requirements.

- Identify additional HW and SW that are needed for the purposes of verification and guide the HW/SW development team in the development of these test solutions/tools//

- Work closely with implementation teams to simulate expected system level performance and provide quick feedback on potential improvements

- Write scripts / code for functions / features required for specific simulation, testing and verification of given RF system

EXPORT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS

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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or experience working in electrical engineering field

- 7+ years of experience in wireless systems design and / or RF design implementation

- Experience in wireless system design and architecture, system integration, RF system analysis

- 7+ years of experience developing code in Matlab, C, C++, or Python, and experience with industry standard coding and regression practices

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with information theory and network coding

- Experience with mobile mesh networks

- Experience in modeling and performance analysis of LEO Satellite Networks

- Experience with simulation of RF standards like (4G/5G), 802.11, DVB-S2 / DVB-C, OR similar broadband wireless standards

- Wireless Communications System design and development with emphasis on L1 and L2.

- System level and link level simulation of wireless networks.

- Capacity, performance and interference analysis of wireless networks.

- Development of advanced physical layer and MAC layer techniques for wireless networks.

- Design and understanding of advanced information theory and network coding concepts.

- Design and development physical layer and some MAC layer techniques for high spectral efficiency.

- Excellent analytical, problem solving, and communication skills

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 - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Redmond - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually

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