Amazon
RF Test Engineer, Amazon Leo
$129K–$175K
San Diego, CA · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in SATCOM, satellite communications, cellular systems, or related RF and networking environments.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- 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
Integrates, verifies, and tests satellite payload, ground gateway, and customer terminal features in lab environments, including troubleshooting and end-to-end performance testing.
What you'll do
- Define, execute, optimize, and report on payload integration and test activities.
- Build and operate laboratory testbeds, troubleshoot issues, and reproduce on-orbit problems in the lab.
- Verify and validate features end to end, including ground service performance.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of experience in SATCOM, satellite communications, cellular systems, or related RF and networking environments.
- Hands-on experience building, commissioning, operating, and maintaining complex laboratory testbeds or system integration environments.
- Experience troubleshooting integrated hardware, software, networking, and RF issues; Linux administration, networking protocols, RF equipment, end-to-end testing, and Python or similar scripting.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or above in a related field.
- Experience with SATCOM test venues, satellite ground systems, RF laboratory equipment, Python test automation, or AWS services.
Pay
129,200.00 - 174,800.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Linux, Python, VNA, TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, AWS
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