RF DVT Engineer, Amazon Leo Silicon
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San Diego, CA · Posted September 25, 2026
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Amazon Leo 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.
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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 As a RF DVT Engineer, you will be a part of silicon design team and be responsible for the characterization, optimization and validation of millimeter wave RF-Digital SoCs to be used in state-of-the art phased array systems. You will work with RFIC circuit designers and system integration engineers to perform RF bench testing, debugging, and characterizing for optimum RF Wireless SoC performance. You will be specifying procedures, assembling and calibrating microwave/RF test setups as well as automating data collection in an engineering lab environment. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
A day in the life • Develop and Execute RF DVT test scripts in Python for characterizing/optimizing RFICs. • Debug RFICs to optimize radio performance. • Setup RF test benches for conducted/radiated measurements in the Lab. • Generate RF design/verification/test reports by working with RF Systems engineers, RFIC design engineers and integration teams. • Use Git or other source control tools to check-in/check-out test automation code. - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field - 5+ years experience with RF measurement equipment, including: power meters, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes - Knowledge of multiple access systems including OFDMA, TDMA, and CDMA - Knowledge of end-to-end network system architecture from wireless physical layer to application endpoints - Experience in communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems or RF engineering - Master's degree in Electrical or Communications Engineering or a related field - Wireless communications systems and implementation experience
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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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USA, CA, San Diego - 153,600.00 - 215,000.00 USD annually