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Senior Manager, RF System Integration and Test, Amazon Leo

Amazon· Amazon Leo / Communication Systems
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Austin, Redmond$208.3k - $281.8kfull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Senior engineering leadership role responsible for RF and RAN-level verification, test systems, and multi-site organizational build-out to verify Ka-band broadband and NTN Direct to Device payloads across production through launch readiness.

Responsibilities

  • Verification strategy across product lines
  • Define evidence for launch readiness and manage testing
  • End-to-end RF verification for new generations (hardware/software integration)
  • Ka-band: terminal/gateway links verification, throughput, OTA debug, field validation
  • NTN Direct to Device: RF conformance, radio resource management verification, field trials
  • Development of test infrastructure for future capabilities (new spectrum bands, integrated sensing)
  • RF characterization (EIRP, beam pattern, pointing accuracy, beam steering, array calibration, spectral conformance)
  • RAN-level verification (scheduling, beam hopping, admission/power control, link adaptation, load behavior)
  • Validation of RAN use cases (initial entry, handover, mobility, session continuity, GNSS-less operation)
  • Laboratory and mobile test laboratory verification across controlled and real-world environments
  • Roadmap and investment for test and monitoring systems (in-house hardware/software)
  • Ground-based monitoring network for real-time payload health and performance
  • Mobile test laboratory development and operation
  • Flight-representative channel-emulation test venues
  • Build vs buy decisions for test portfolio
  • Organizational leadership of engineering managers across multiple sites
  • Hiring strategy for RF, antenna, protocol, test-systems engineering and automation
  • Planning and budgeting (headcount, Opex, CapEx)
  • Management of significant test capital and vendor commitments
  • Cross-organization collaboration with systems, PHY/MAC, PIT teams and leadership to ensure verifiable readiness
  • Represent verification status and risks to program and executive leadership

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics or physics
  • 5+ years engineering management experience (including managing engineering managers)
  • 10+ years in RF, wireless or satellite engineering with depth in test/integration/verification
  • Experience owning verification for a commercial wireless or satellite product through launch
  • Experience owning headcount and capital planning for an engineering function

Skills

Required:RF verification strategyTest system development

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription) and life insurance options
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Comprehensive benefits package including mental health support and flexible spending accounts
  • Sign-on and RSU components as part of compensation
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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