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Sr. Communication System Engineer , KGS
Amazon.comNorthridge, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Nov 2023
💰 $235,200/yr($121,000/yr – $235,200/yr)
About the role
Job summary
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 underserved communities around the world. This position will conduct analysis to verify proposed products will meet customer requirements in mission scenarios.
We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Communications Systems Engineer to support the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team focusing on DoD and National Security customers. This position will be based in in the Northern Virginia area and will be part of the KGS team defining and executing system-level modeling and simulation architecture and analysis. Analysis elements will include Project Kuiper’s broadband wireless network with government customer end points and commercial and government terrestrial gateways via Low Earth Orbit satellites. This is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology with few legacy constraints. The team develops and designs the Kuiper system and analyzes its overall system level performance such as for overall throughput, latency, system availability, packet loss etc., as well as compatibility for both connectivity and interference mitigation with other space and terrestrial systems. This team also develops and analyzes resource allocation techniques for links to ensure optimal system performance from capacity, coverage, power consumption and availability point of view.
Key job responsibilities
• Work within a project team and take responsibility for high bandwidth wireless system architecture modeling, simulation and analysis
• Create simulation models representative of the system in Matlab / C++ / Python.
• Design interconnection strategies between nodes. Analyze link availability and link outages
• Use RF and optical link budgets with constellation dynamics to model time-varying system latencies and capacity.
• Conduct trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of resources (costs, power, spectrum), including optimization of constellation design and link selection.
• Work closely with implementation teams to simulate expected system level performance and provide quick feedback on potential improvements
• Analyze and minimize potential interference with other communication systems
• Work with communication terminal teams to appropriately model RF and optical parameters to understand system performance, service level agreement definition and customer experience
• Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams and customers
Security Clearance: Candidates must have recent or active US Government security clearance of TS/SCI (with polygraph preferred) and be able to maintain a TS/SCI security clearance , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
The mission of Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) is to leverage Kuiper, develop relevant enhancements to meet government solutions, and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Northridge, CA, USA
• Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in satellite system design, modeling, and analysis
• Experience modeling orbits, reference frames, and efficiently using vector geometry to simulate time-varying relative geometry of satellites and ground nodes.
• 5+ years of experience developing code in Matlab, C, C++, or Python, and experience with industry standard coding and regression practices
• Familiarity with satellite systems and operations
• Familiarity with constellation management trades
• RF or Communications System design background or solid understanding
• Good analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
• Experience in wireless system design and architecture, system integration, RF system analysis, including use of link budgets for modeling
• Experience with communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems and RF engineering
• Experience with Graph Theory and network topology analysis
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender ident
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 underserved communities around the world. This position will conduct analysis to verify proposed products will meet customer requirements in mission scenarios.
We have an immediate opening for a Sr. Communications Systems Engineer to support the Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team focusing on DoD and National Security customers. This position will be based in in the Northern Virginia area and will be part of the KGS team defining and executing system-level modeling and simulation architecture and analysis. Analysis elements will include Project Kuiper’s broadband wireless network with government customer end points and commercial and government terrestrial gateways via Low Earth Orbit satellites. This is a unique opportunity to innovate and define groundbreaking wireless technology with few legacy constraints. The team develops and designs the Kuiper system and analyzes its overall system level performance such as for overall throughput, latency, system availability, packet loss etc., as well as compatibility for both connectivity and interference mitigation with other space and terrestrial systems. This team also develops and analyzes resource allocation techniques for links to ensure optimal system performance from capacity, coverage, power consumption and availability point of view.
Key job responsibilities
• Work within a project team and take responsibility for high bandwidth wireless system architecture modeling, simulation and analysis
• Create simulation models representative of the system in Matlab / C++ / Python.
• Design interconnection strategies between nodes. Analyze link availability and link outages
• Use RF and optical link budgets with constellation dynamics to model time-varying system latencies and capacity.
• Conduct trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of resources (costs, power, spectrum), including optimization of constellation design and link selection.
• Work closely with implementation teams to simulate expected system level performance and provide quick feedback on potential improvements
• Analyze and minimize potential interference with other communication systems
• Work with communication terminal teams to appropriately model RF and optical parameters to understand system performance, service level agreement definition and customer experience
• Provide visualizations, document results, and communicate them across multi-disciplinary project teams and customers
Security Clearance: Candidates must have recent or active US Government security clearance of TS/SCI (with polygraph preferred) and be able to maintain a TS/SCI security clearance , so you must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
About the team
The mission of Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) is to leverage Kuiper, develop relevant enhancements to meet government solutions, and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Northridge, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, related discipline, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in satellite system design, modeling, and analysis
• Experience modeling orbits, reference frames, and efficiently using vector geometry to simulate time-varying relative geometry of satellites and ground nodes.
• 5+ years of experience developing code in Matlab, C, C++, or Python, and experience with industry standard coding and regression practices
Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s or PhD in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, related discipline, or equivalent experience• Familiarity with satellite systems and operations
• Familiarity with constellation management trades
• RF or Communications System design background or solid understanding
• Good analytical, problem solving, and communication skills
• Experience in wireless system design and architecture, system integration, RF system analysis, including use of link budgets for modeling
• Experience with communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems and RF engineering
• Experience with Graph Theory and network topology analysis
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
• Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender ident
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