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About Amazon Inc
Amazon Inc. is the world''s largest e-commerce and cloud computing company, operating the Amazon marketplace, AWS cloud platform, Prime subscription services, Alexa voice AI, and logistics infrastructure. Industry: E-Commerce & Cloud Computing
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Sr. Network Development Engineer, Satellite Systems Integration and Test, Amazon Leo joins the Satellite Systems Integration and Test team to validate the complete communications path across satellite payloads, ground gateways, customer terminals, transport networks, and cloud services. This role involves leading hands-on integration and testing of satellite communications and ground-network capabilities while troubleshooting complex failures by analyzing packet captures, system logs, telemetry, and RF measurements. The engineer will develop test campaigns for functionality and performance, translate requirements into verification matrices, and automate data collection using Python. Key technical skills include proficiency with Linux networking utilities like tcpdump, Wireshark, and iperf to address issues such as packet loss and latency. The work focuses on the complex problem of ensuring reliable end-to-end connectivity across a satellite constellation by correlating RF link conditions with network behavior across the entire communications stack.
Lead end-to-end integration and validation of satellite communications across payloads, gateways, terminals, and cloud services.
Develop and execute test campaigns to evaluate functionality, performance, reliability, scale, and failure recovery.
Translate product requirements into detailed test plans, use cases, success criteria, and verification matrices.
Troubleshoot complex system issues using packet captures, system logs, telemetry, and RF measurements.
Analyze the full communications stack including RF link conditions, MAC behavior, Layer 2/3 networking, and transport protocols.
Reproduce performance issues observed during satellite operations within a controlled laboratory environment.
Automate test execution, data collection, and performance analysis using Python or similar programming languages.
Mentor engineers and establish repeatable integration and troubleshooting practices across the team.
What we're looking for
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted asylum/refugee status for export control compliance.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
10+ years of experience in satellite communications, cellular systems, wireless systems, modem validation, network integration, or end-to-end communications testing.
Experience troubleshooting complex systems using packet captures, system logs, performance counters, and telemetry.
Proficiency with Linux and networking tools such as tcpdump, Wireshark, ping, traceroute, iperf, and standard Linux utilities.
Knowledge of IP networking including TCP/UDP behavior, routing, VLANs, IP addressing, MTU, packet loss, latency, and throughput analysis.
Experience integrating and testing systems combining hardware, software, networking, RF components, and external test equipment.
Experience developing test automation or data-analysis tools using Python or a similar programming language.
Python
Bash
Shell
Perl
Linux
Unix
tcp, ip
Packet Capture
Incident Management
Problem Management
satellite communication s
RF Networking
Telnet
Iperf
Dig
Version Control
Python
Bash
Shell
Perl
Linux
Unix
satellite communication s
RF Networking
Incident Management
Problem Management
Network Telemetry
Data Plane
Monitoring
Alerting
RF Systems
Python
Ruby
Golang
Java
C++
C#
Rust
Linux
Unix
CI/CD
Spectrum Analyzer
Signal Generator
Phased-array Antennas
Verification and Validation
Distributed Systems