Amazon
Data Scientist , Leo Customer Terminal
$136K–$184K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in data querying languages, scripting languages, or statistical/mathematical software; 3+ years in machine learning/statistical modeling and data analysis.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or an equivalent field.
- 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
Develop analytics and machine-learning solutions for LEO customer terminals, using data to guide design decisions and identify potential field failures.
What you'll do
- Develop statistical tools and scalable visualizations to analyze terminal performance and support regression decisions using on-orbit and lab measurements.
- Create and manage datasets for continued pre-training and supervised fine-tuning of LLMs.
- Work with engineering teams to root-cause failures, communicate insights, and align on metrics and analysis approaches.
What they ask for
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, mathematics, or an equivalent field.
- 3+ years of experience with data querying or scripting languages, or statistical/mathematical software.
- 3+ years of experience with machine learning/statistical modeling and data analysis, plus experience conducting and documenting trade studies and design trades.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing algorithms using toolkits and self-developed code; publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Master's or PhD degree in a relevant field; experience in satellite constellation design, mobility satellite terminals, or phased array designs and implementations.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
SQL, Oracle, Python, R, SAS, Matlab
AI focus
Develop machine-learning and statistical models to identify potential user-terminal failures; create and manage datasets for continued pre-training and supervised fine-tuning of LLMs.
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