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. We are looking for an accomplished Applied Scientist who will help lay down the foundation of various science applications such as anomaly detection, advanced calibration methods, space engineering simulations, analytics, operational research, etc. The ideal candidate:
* Thinks big and demonstrates bias for action while delivering short and long term results
* Creative and capable of finding elegant solutions to ambiguous problems
* Strong scientist/data-driven mindset with good intuition and strong backbone yet remains open-minded, respectful to others’ opinions, and naturally challenges their own beliefs
* Enjoys working in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment
* Eager to learn about new subjects and work outside their comfort zone
* Strong team player who empowers and learns from others
Key job responsibilities
* Owns the end-to-end development of solutions for concrete business problems:
* Translate ambiguous problems into well defined mathematical problems
* Propose relevant metrics, evaluation methods, and dashboards
* Formulate hypothesis, create test environments, collect data, and present results
* Prototype, test, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms
* Collaborate closely with engineers to deploy performant, scalable, and maintainable applications in the cloud
* Write internal science documentation and external publications
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.
A day in the life
In this role as an Applied Scientist, you will design, implement, optimize, and operate systems critical to the uptime and performance of Kuiper ground terminals. Your contributions will have a direct impact on customers around the world.
About the team
The Kuiper Ground Systems Engineering team is responsible for the development, deployment, and long-term performance optimization of Kuiper satellite ground terminals located around the world (Gateway and Telemetry, Tracking, and Command (TT&C)). Ground terminals include full-motion parabolic antennas, radio frequency spectrum monitoring, terminal monitoring and control, and fault management systems. These software-driven distributed systems form the communications backbone for the Kuiper constellation and must provide the world-class reliability, uptime, and performance our customers expect from Amazon.
This role will be part of the Software and Algorithms (SWALG) team, part of Ground Systems Engineering. SWALG is responsible for:
* Design, development, deployment, and support of a tier 1 Monitoring and Remediation System (MARS) needed to maintain high availability of hundreds of ground terminals deployed around the world.
* Ground systems integration/test (I&T) automation
* Ground terminal configuration, provisioning, and acceptance automation
* Systems analysis
* Algorithm development (pointing/tracking/calibration/monitoring)
* Software interface definition for supplier-provided hardware and development of software test automation
* Definition of use cases/requirements needed to drive ground modem software development
