Optical Network Engineer, Inter-satellite Link Avionics

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable broadband connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From households to small businesses schools hospitals and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve communities and organizations operating in places without dependable internet access.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer centric company and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.

You will be responsible for development of hardware and systems for optical communications. You will tackle challenging novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that havent been solved at scale before. Along the way we guarantee that you will learn a lot have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

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
You will be involved in design/prototyping/characterization of hardware to support high speed optical communication links
You will work with vendors to qualify of commercial off-the-shelf components drive development of custom components where needed to achieve low-cost light-weight and reliable systems that meet the performance requirements.
You will lead the effort to support design verification and qualification testing.
Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules.
You will be working with stakeholders to trouble shooting resolve issues and deliver optical inter-satellite links.
You will be analyzing large volume data to identify gaps/risks and improve the design

- Knowledge of network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting
- 1 years of major internet routing protocols experience
- 2 years of work experience on optical communication systems or components.
- 1 years of experience with optical transceivers IEEE standards and optical transceiver MSAs.
- 1 years of experience developing test scripts for optics validation and characterization.
- Bachelors Degree in Physics Electronics Communication Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience in high-speed characterization of devices electrical probe stations operation of high speed and high frequency test equipment such as oscillate scopes network analyzers spectrum analyzers and high-speed oscilloscopes

- Master or PhD Degree in Physics Electronics Optical Engineering or Communication Engineering
- In-depth knowledge of development of high-frequency electronics.
- Efficiency in documenting and communication.
- Ability to participate in interdisciplinary discussions between Hardware Reliability and Software teams to define and drive scope and clarity of work and reach optimum system level trade-offs
- Ability to provide thought leadership and key input on new initiatives as well as on programs underway
- Knowledge of opto-electronics industry and component suppliers

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Redmond - 114100.00 - 160000.00 USD annually