Amazon
Interdisciplinary Systems Engineer, AWS Ground Station
$129K–$175K
Denver, CO · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of highly scalable systems experience; preferred: 5+ years of satellite communications ground systems and operations experience and 3+ years of RF and Network test equipment associated with SATCOM communications experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- The candidate selected must be a US Citizen.
About the job
Owns the deployment, operation, maintenance, and improvement of AWS Ground Station antenna systems to deliver reliable satellite data to the AWS cloud.
What you'll do
- Deploy, operate, and maintain antenna systems worldwide; participate in an on-call rotation.
- Work with vendors and AWS engineering teams to implement technologies and resolve capability gaps.
- Mentor and coach peers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of highly scalable systems experience.
- Experience across satellite ground processing, networks, and radio frequency spectrum.
- Experience deploying and operating a worldwide network of fully-articulating ground station antennas operating in S and X Bands.
- Must be a US Citizen.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 5+ years of satellite communications ground systems and operations experience; 3+ years of RF and Network test equipment associated with SATCOM communications experience.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
S and X Bands, RF, Network, SATCOM
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