Project Kuiper is Amazon's effort to launch a group of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide fast, affordable broadband to communities globally. Our Customer Terminal (CT) antenna team is creating leading phased array technologies to link users to the Kuiper satellite network from almost anywhere on Earth.
In this role as a Senior Network Development Engineer (Sr. NDE), you will design novel network automation services that will be used for monitoring, troubleshooting, debugging Kuiper Satellite Network. As a Sr. NDE you will also be responsible for performing extensive lab testing of hardware and software, research, design to ensure the satellite network is optimal and meets customers need.
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
Sr. Network Development Engineers perform high quality network and/or systems operations, deployments, scaling, technology refresh, sustaining engineering, best practices application, optimization, internal/external customer interactions, and produce appropriate technical documentation.
A day in the life
Your day begins reviewing network monitoring alerts across manufacturing facilities and mission operations centers. You'll analyze metrics to ensure testing in manufacturing, labs are as desired. You will work in mission operations center to ensure Satellite network health is optimal and will take troubleshooting or mitigation actions as per established procedures. You will also own multiple projects that will include developing software tools for automate the testing procedures, tools for troubleshooting, debug and diagnostics of network faults. You will work in the lab as required to develop new test plans or test a set of hardware or software features. You will participate in discussion with cross functional teams to collaborate and develop hardware or software solutions.
About the team
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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