Description

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and under-served communities around the world.

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Export Control Requirement:

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

As a RF DVT Engineer, you will be a part of silicon design team and be responsible for the characterization, optimization and validation of millimeter wave RF-Digital SoCs to be used in state-of-the art phased array systems. You will work with RFIC circuit designers and system integration engineers to perform RF bench testing, debugging, and characterizing for optimum RF Wireless SoC performance. You will be specifying procedures, assembling and calibrating microwave/RF test setups as well as automating data collection in an engineering lab environment. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

A day in the life

• Develop and Execute RF DVT test scripts in Python for characterizing/optimizing RFICs.

• Debug RFICs to optimize radio performance.

• Setup RF test benches for conducted/radiated measurements in the Lab.

• Generate RF design/verification/test reports by working with RF Systems engineers, RFIC design engineers and integration teams.

• Use Git or other source control tools to check-in/check-out test automation code.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field.

• 5+ years of experience in wireless RF SOC bring up and RF systems fundamentals.

• Solid experience of RF parametric testing such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, etc.

• Experience with Python or C/C++ for test script development.

• Strong working knowledge of RF test equipment, such as network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, vector signal generator, etc.

• Generating test plan for various performance parameters, RF design/verification/test reports by working with RF and systems and integration teams.

• Good analytical, problem solving and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s / PhD degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field

• Proficiency with basic metrics for determining quality of digital communication signals measured.

• Experience in test automation development using OOP’s in Python is preferred.

• Knowledge of load pull testing is desirable.

• Skills in data post-processing using Excel, JMP or similar application.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.