Amazon
Sr. Manager, Wireless Systems Engineering, Amazon Leo
$180K–$280K
Austin, TX +3 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, CA
Redmond, WA
San Diego, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of management experience; 10+ years of wireless technology development; 3+ years managing a wireless communication system engineering team.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent; preferred Master’s / PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
- 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 Amazon Leo’s wireless systems engineering team in designing and developing technologies, architecture, simulations, specifications, and verification for LEO satellite communication networks.
What you'll do
- Hire and develop wireless systems engineering talent; manage research, design, and development across L1, L2, and L3.
- Lead system and link-level simulations, end-to-end network architecture, requirements, implementation specifications, and integration and verification testing.
- Support payload and ground software integration, participate in standards organizations, and assess future technologies.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
- 5+ years of management experience and 10+ years of experience in wireless technology development.
- 3+ years managing a team of wireless communication system engineers.
- Experience leading systems research and design for 3GPP systems such as 4G LTE or 5G NR; strong communication and specification-writing skills.
Nice to have
- Master’s / PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
- Experience with 3GPP standardization, wireless modem L1/L2 algorithms, QoS, or link and system-level simulators using Matlab/Python/C++.
Pay
USD 179,700.00 - 243,100.00 annually (base salary); USD 206,600.00 - 279,600.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
3GPP, O-RAN, 4G LTE, 5G NR, OFDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Matlab/Python/C++
AI focus
The team’s expertise includes machine learning and AI; the role leads the team responsible for wireless network innovation, but no specific AI duties are stated.
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