Amazon
Sr. Payload Integration & Test RF Communications System Engineer, Amazon Leo
$151K–$205K
Austin, TX +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Redmond, WA
San Diego, CA - 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, tests, and optimizes RF communications payload systems for Amazon Leo satellites, from subsystem testing through end-to-end and on-orbit verification.
What you'll do
- Define and execute lab, RF chamber, and on-orbit test plans; analyze results and troubleshoot failures.
- Integrate and optimize RF systems, test setups, and equipment automation, including interference mitigation and link-budget analysis.
- Coordinate with technical teams and suppliers, and document test coverage, results, and status throughout development.
What they ask for
- Experience leading the design, automation, deployment, and support of large-scale infrastructure.
- Programming experience in at least one modern language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, or Rust.
- Experience with Linux/Unix.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines build processes.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed systems at scale.
Pay
151,200.00 - 204,600.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust, Linux/Unix
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