Amazon
RF Payload Engineer, Systems & Test, Amazon Leo
$136K–$184K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of RF, satellite or aerospace industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
- 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
Tests, verifies, troubleshoots, and supports operations of Amazon Leo satellite payloads, coordinating fleet-wide fixes and improvements across engineering and mission operations teams.
What you'll do
- Diagnose payload RF, software, and networking issues; lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Develop operational processes, procedures, runbooks, metrics, and automation for payload operations.
- Support payload integration, testing, verification, and in-orbit operations in collaboration with technical teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- 6+ years of RF, satellite, or aerospace industry experience.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functionally.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with RF, satellite, or aerospace industry experience.
- Experience with payload RF testing, operations runbooks, scripting/automation, monitoring systems, constellation operations, or AWS Services.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Bash, Grafana, Quicksight, SQL, AWS Services
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