Amazon
Network Development Engineer, 5G NTN Network Integration and Test, Amazon Leo
$136K–$184K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 21, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Redmond, WA - Experience
- 5+ years; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Associate's degree or above.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident that is a current Green Card holder, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Integrates, validates, and troubleshoots end-to-end 5G and satellite network systems across Open RAN, core, transport, and lab or payload test environments.
What you'll do
- Integrate and validate network connectivity and 3GPP Release 17 NTN behaviors across Open RAN, 5G Core, IMS, transport, and satellite test systems.
- Develop and execute integration, regression, interoperability, failover, resiliency, and performance test plans; use traces and packet captures to identify root causes.
- Coordinate cross-team issue resolution and support test reporting, readiness reviews, and operational handoff.
What they ask for
- Associate's degree or above.
- 5+ years experience integrating, testing, or operating LTE or 5G networks in lab, carrier, vendor, or large scale production environments.
- Practical knowledge of 3GPP network architecture and experience with Open RAN or disaggregated RAN integration.
- Experience with VoNR and IMS protocols, Linux networking, Wireshark or equivalent tools, and hands-on lab environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with LEO, satellite communications, NTN, or space to ground network integration.
- Python scripting experience for test automation, log parsing, packet analysis, or lab tooling.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary); 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Open RAN, 5G Core, IMS, Linux, Wireshark, Python, MPLS, Kubernetes
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