Amazon
RF Systems Engineering Lead, Direct-to-Device, Amazon Leo
$151K–$205K
Austin, TX · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional RF engineering experience, including at least 3 years in D2D, NTN, or direct satellite-to-cellular connectivity.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in a related 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
Leads RF system performance, requirements, testing, and validation for Amazon Leo’s direct-to-device satellite service link connecting satellites to commercial devices.
What you'll do
- Own service-link performance, including link budgets, margins, interference, and coverage; define and allocate RF requirements across system components.
- Lead RF characterization and validation, and develop test plans and measurement methods for lab, chamber, over-the-air, and on-orbit testing.
- Analyze commercial-device RF behavior and provide RF design inputs and measurements for regulatory compliance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- 8+ years of professional RF engineering experience, including at least 3 years in the Direct-to-Device (D2D) ecosystem, NTN, or direct satellite-to-cellular connectivity.
- Experience owning RF link budgets, requirements, interference analysis, and characterization; using RF test equipment and methods; and working with commercial devices or chipsets for satellite or D2D services.
- Working knowledge of 3GPP NR or LTE physical layer and RF requirements, including NTN; experience leading technical work across multiple engineering teams or partners.
Nice to have
- Experience with phased-array antennas and digital beamforming.
- Experience with mobile satellite service spectrum and regulatory/coexistence requirements, or RF test automation and data analysis tools.
Pay
151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
3GPP NR, LTE, NTN, signal generators and analyzers, network analyzers, channel emulators, anechoic chambers, over-the-air measurements
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