Amazon Leo is a long-term Amazon program to increase global broadband access through a constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Direct-to-Device (D2D) is Leo's initiative to enable standard smartphones and IoT devices to connect directly to satellites, filling coverage gaps in remote areas.
As a System Development Engineer, you will help bring up, test, and validate the electrical hardware in phased array antenna systems for our production satellites and for new programs, including D2D and our next-generation constellation. You'll work hands-on in the lab with boards, power systems, and test equipment, and you'll write the scripts and tools that automate that testing. You'll partner with hardware, RF, firmware, and software engineers to find problems early and make sure every unit we ship works.
Key job responsibilities
- Support bring-up, characterization, and validation of antenna boards and subsystems in the lab
- Debug hardware issues at the board and system level using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power supplies, and other lab equipment
- Read schematics and layouts to isolate failures in power, clocking, and digital interfaces (e.g., SPI, I2C, JTAG, Ethernet, high-speed serial)
- Develop and maintain Python test scripts and lab instrument automation for validation and production testing
- Analyze test data to find trends, failures, and margins, and report results to hardware and firmware teams
- Write clear test procedures, failure reports, and technical documentation
