Amazon
5G NTN Payload Verification Architect, Payload Architecture Team
$159K–$215K
San Diego, CA · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of verification; 5+ years of RF and network test equipment associated with SATCOM communications; 5+ years of hardware development, test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering experience.
- Education
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Own verification strategy and testing for Amazon Leo’s 5G NTN payload and phased-array systems, from component qualification through on-orbit operations.
What you'll do
- Define verification requirements, strategy, test plans, and pass/fail criteria across the payload test hierarchy.
- Lead 5G NTN conformance, RF/OTA testing, aerospace qualification, terrestrial coexistence, and EPFD compliance verification.
- Develop production ATE and support customer-link testing, on-orbit commissioning, and anomaly resolution.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- 7+ years of verification, preferably in communication systems; 5+ years of RF and network test equipment associated with SATCOM communications; 5+ years in hardware development, a test lab, space/aerospace maintenance, or hands-on engineering.
- Experience with RF measurement equipment and communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, digital/wireless communication systems, or RF engineering.
- Experience automating test setups using MATLAB, Python, or Pearl; and with 3GPP conformance testing or wireless system validation and phased-array or antenna-system testing.
Nice to have
- PhD in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
- Experience with space-grade qualification, telecom and aerospace domains, NTN verification, OTA test systems, or production ATE.
Pay
159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
RF measurement equipment, power meters, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, MATLAB, Python
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