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Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life BalanceKey job responsibilities
Building relationships to understand our customers and partners is key. As a trusted technical advisor, you’ll use your interpersonal skills to influence a variety of stakeholders from technical teams to executives. You’ll help ensure their short-term technology decisions are aligned with their long-term goals. Speeding up the adoption of our services will be part of your day to day.You’ll also act as thought leader in the wider community. This includes taking part in educating, sharing best practices, presenting at events, writing white papers, blogs, and running workshops. You won’t just be part of an industry movement; you’ll be leading it.A day in the life
The Solutions Architect team at AWS is responsible for helping customers successfully implement cloud technologies. In a typical week you will meet multiple customers, and you will collaborate with them on designing and operating well-architected solutions. You will earn their trust and show them the art of the possible, educating them around the capabilities of AWS. Partnering with internal teams and experts, leveraging a deep knowledge of our tools and products, you’ll craft highly scalable, flexible, and resilient cloud architectures that address our customers’ business problems. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to continuously learn and innovate daily.

- Bachelor's degree
- Experience in design, implementation, or consulting in applications and infrastructures
- Background in any other following or related to Technology Architect, Consultant, Cloud Architect, Technical Lead, Engineering Lead, Systems Engineer etc.
- Experience and/or deeper understanding in one or more technology areas. Specific knowledge in multiple technology domain areas (e.g., software development/architecture, systems engineering, infrastructure, containers, databases, security, networking, data & analytics, AI/ML, GenAI).
- Have worked on design, development, implementation, or consulting applications / platforms in their prior experience
- Can create proof of concepts, demos, and/or scripts from scratch or leveraging reusable components.
- Understands and can articulate common architectural patterns and design principles.
- Able to create technical content that is easily adopted and reusable by others.
- Fluent communication skills.

- Knowledge of AWS services
- Experience architecting, migrating or transforming customer requirements to the cloud
- Professional experience architecting / operating solutions built on AWS or other cloud technology
- Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions and/or applications to the cloud
- One or more AWS certifications, e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Professional
- Able to present to technical and business audiences (training, workshops, publications)
- 4 years’ experience as a Solution Architect or related role.

As a Senior Startup Investor Manager within AWS, you will work with venture capital firms and angel investors to accelerate portfolio company success. You'll work with key investors to help unlock the potential of their portfolio companies on AWS, enabling faster innovation and scaling. Your role focuses on supporting meaningful initiatives between the investment community and AWS, helping startups leverage cloud to achieve breakthrough growth. You'll combine technical understanding of cloud and emerging technologies, such as generative AI, with business acumen to identify opportunities and ensure startups have access to the tools, expertise, and support needed to build world-changing products on AWS infrastructure.Key job responsibilities
• Support and execute initiatives with venture and angel firms, contributing to investor-focused programs that accelerate portfolio company success• Implement solutions that address specific startup and investor needs• Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives involving AWS Startups, Sales, Marketing, and Product teams• Monitor program effectiveness and provide feedback based on results• Collect early-stage market signals from investors and founders to support AWS innovation and help meet the evolving needs of tomorrow's breakthrough companies• Evaluate technical and business potential of startups through understanding of their architecture, technology stack, and market opportunity• Serve as technical advisor to portfolio companies, helping them optimize their cloud architecture and go-to-market approachAbout the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life Balance

- Experience managing competing priorities and using metrics to drive business decisions
- 7+ years of experience in technology industry with focus on startups, ideally in combination with technical roles
- Strong understanding of cloud computing architectures, services, and best practices and familiarity with generative AI technologies
- Understanding of technical patterns and architectures for workloads relevant to startups
- Bachelor's degree in technical or technical management field or equivalent experience

- Advanced degree, or MBA
- Experience with analytical tools and ability to dive deep into metrics and reporting
- Experience at startups or venture capital/angel firms
- Experience building and scaling cloud-native applications from the ground up
- Experience with commercial aspects of fast-growing technical businesses
- Ability to understand and evaluate emerging technologiesPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

As a PCBA Manufacturing Test Engineer, you will be responsible for deployment, qualification, continuous improvement of test systems, processes, and procedures at CM (Contract Manufacturing) sites for Satellite PCBAs. You will be a key member of PCBA Manufacturing team and will be the main interface between Kuiper’s internal test development teams and our manufacturing partners. You will ensure successful test deployment by documenting procedures, training CM personnel, and providing ongoing onsite support. You will have excellent debugging skill with the ability to dive deep and determine the root-cause of test failures.Export Control Requirement:
Key job responsibilities
• Develop test strategies, implement and optimize test setup/processes at Contract Manufacturing sites including identification, specification, design and qualification of test fixtures, test equipment, and maintenance programs.
• Perform PCBA debug and root-cause failure analysis at Contract Manufacturing sites. Create runbooks and provide training for technicians to perform PCBA debug.
• Work with the R&D and Test Development teams to continuously improve test systems, software, fixtures, and procedures to improve test effectiveness and throughput.
• Analyze data to identify failure trends and provide recommendations for PCBA, process, and test system improvement.
• Develop procedures and documentation for use by test operators.
• Train operators on test processes and support recurring certification programs.
• Provide feedback to the Test Development team on test coverage, fault isolation capability, PCBA failure trends, and DFT (Design for Test) recommendations.
• Run small teams to accomplish short-term objectives and implement strategic initiatives.
A day in the life

- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or related field
- 5+ years of experience deploying, using, and training others on the use of complex test systems including RF functional tests, high power electrical tests, ICT/bed-of-nails fixtures, and Flying Probe test.
- 5+ years of experience integrating software and hardware systems.
- 5+ years’ experience in the use of standard electronic lab test equipment (i.e., oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.) to debug complex PCBAs.
- Ability to write detailed test station operating procedures
- Ability to create deployment/capacity plans for multiple testers at multiple CMs
- Experience with Linux/scripting

- 7+ years of experience deploying, using, and training others on the use of complex test systems including RF functional tests, high power electrical tests, ICT/bed-of-nails fixtures, and Flying Probe test.
- Experience with test plans and protocols related to established Space Hardware test processes (GEVS / SMC-S-016).
- Knowledge of software tools for test automation (e.g. NI LabVIEW and TestStand, Python, etc.)
- Experience with electrical design including power supplies, FPGAs, sensors, RF, and high-speed digital interfaces
- Proven ability to run small teams to achieve objectives

Job summaryThe Role:
As a Sr. DSP and Wireless Systems Engineer working in the Digital RF Systems team, you will be responsible for DSP architecture definition, design and simulation of DSP blocks in wireless communication SOCs that are used in Kuiper phased array systems. You will be implementing end-to-end system models including fixed point DSP blocks, RF impairments of the radio, phased array antenna and satellite channel. You will be involved in novel techniques to estimate and correct RF impairments that will be implemented in HW and FW. Based on the system level constraints such as low power and cost, you will develop optimized solutions to support high throughput for our customers.As a Sr. DSP Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will work closely with internal inter-disciplinary teams such as ASIC/RFIC designers, FW/SW engineers, design verification engineers. You will drive key aspects of the silicon design as well as the entire RF line-up. You will support validation of the silicon in the lab and optimize RF performance via algorithms.In this role you will:
· Design and model DSP algorithms such as beamforming, MIMO, DPD, CFR, digital cancellation schemes and RF impairment compensation
· Model RF transceivers impairments and develop RF impairment compensation algorithms. Develop and optimize HW/SW calibration algorithms for RF SOC and phased array systems
. Architect HW and FW partitioning of calibration algorithms
. Develop detailed test plans and test procedures for pre-silicon, help with design verification as well as post silicon validation, integration and characterization of RF Wireless SOC performance
Export Control Requirement:

· 7+ years of relevant experience in wireless DSP/RF systems engineering (LTE, 5G-NR, WiFi 802.11, BLE)
. In depth knowledge of DSP design for low power consumption ASIC
. Experience with MATLAB, Python and/or C/C++ for fixed point DSP algorithm development, modeling and simulation
. Solid understanding of OFDM, AGC, beamforming algorithms, MIMO, channel estimation, equalization techniques
. Solid understanding of RF blocks and components
. Experience in RF impairment estimation and compensation techniques
. Working knowledge of FW implementation of various DSP algorithms
. Experience in using lab equipment, bring-up and validation of chip
· MSEE/PhD is highly preferred with emphasis on digital signal processing and wireless communication systems

. Strong background in Communication Theory (signal estimation and detection, AGC, channel estimation), OFDM, MIMO, Digital/Wireless Communication Systems and engineering
. Extensive experience in designing low power/area digital signal processing blocks for Wireless RF SOCs
. Excellent understanding of RF architectures and blocks used in the Wireless SOCs
· MATLAB, Python, C++ experience with emphasis on fixed point modeling of DSP blocks, RF impairment modeling, RF calibration algorithm development, system performance simulations (EVM, ACRL, OOB emissions)
. Experience with bit-accurate modeling to match RTL implementations, emulations, FW development
. Familiarity with phased array systems and phased array performance optimization techniques
. Experience in silicon bring-up in the lab and using lab equipment such as vector spectrum analyzer, signal generators, high speed scopes and logic analyzers

About the RoleYou can work in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA.You Will
- Be responsible for the growth, development, and performance management of software engineers under your leadership
-Contribute to strategic planning and partner with product managers and technical program managers to develop a strong vision for Twitch’s video platform

- 3+ years of experience as an engineering manager
- 5+ years of experience in software development
- Experience running the day-to-day operations of software engineering projects of significant complexity
- Experience in hiring and developing engineers under your leadership

- Experience with languages/frameworks we use at Twitch: Golang, Typescript/React
- Familiarity with video delivery concepts and systems
- Familiarity with Twitch, gaming, and/or streaming on TwitchPursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

As a Senior Manager, you will lead multiple teams of software engineers and scientists, ensuring innovation, technical excellence, and timely delivery.Key job responsibilities- Build proprietary inference latency and throughput optimization techniques- Define the technology stack, guide and review key architectural decisions.

- 10+ years of SW engineering experience
- 5+ years of SW engineering team management experience
- Successful track record of delivering complex, large-scale cloud SW services (AWS/GCS/Azure)
- Excellent prioritization and collaboration skills

- PhD or Masters's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience working with AI model architectures including transformers and diffusion models
- Experience driving innovation in science and engineering
- Excellent problem solving skills in a fast-paced environment

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.Come solve the difficult and rewarding engineering challenges in developing a highly reliable, power efficient, performant, low-cost satellite bus and payload. As a Sr. PCBA Manufacturing Engineer, you will work across design engineering, supply-chain, quality, and our manufacturing partners to drive Project Kuiper electrical sub-system and PCBA manufacturing and delivery.Key job responsibilities- Drive the PCBA Manufacturing Qualification process at the CM. Define manufacturing readiness requirements and lead key milestone reviews to ensure all production readiness deliverables are complete.
- Investigate and develop new manufacturing technology and methodologies to enhance PCBA quality, reliability, throughput, and cost.
- Drive closure of all operational issues during pre-production builds. Work within Operations, Supply Chain, R&D, and Reliability Engineering to implement and optimize manufacturing processes and improve yields for production ramp.
- Investigate failures/defects in production, test, and integration. Identify and mitigate underlying root causes to prevent reoccurrence as part of continuous improvement efforts.
- Identify opportunities for risk reduction and simplification of PCBA manufacturing processes.
- Deliver manufacturing processes capabilities including equipment capability, quality controls, materials characterization, and standardized rework practices.
- Actively monitor the success of products and processes through production ramp. Provide regular status reports of PCBAs progress from design to production.
- Deploy and qualify polymerics (staking, underfill, and conformal coat) equipment for high volume production.

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing/Mechanical/Aerospace/Industrial/Electrical) or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB production/processes and manufacturing engineering.
- Experience in board assembly processes and equipment: Stencil, paste print, SPI, pick & place, SMT reflow, AOI, 5DX, selective solder, flying probe, and wash.
- Experience leading DFX reviews for manufacturability, testability, quality, and reliability.
- Experience working independently and ensuring timely and accurate communication with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and 3rd party test and failure analysis partners.
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for the team’s spirit of innovation and mission of improving manufacturability, quality, and reliability in cutting-edge technology.
- Strong writing skills.

- Master’s Degree in Engineering (Manufacturing/Mechanical/Aerospace/Industrial/Electrical) or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in PCBA/PCB supply chain, manufacturing or engineering.
- 3+ years’ experience with industry standard PLM and DFX systems, Mentor/Valor preferred.
- Experience performing Design and Process Failure Modes and Effects Analyses.
- Experience with IPC-A-610H Class 3, IPC J-STD-001H compliance
- Experience in Polymeric application, including conformal coating, staking and underfill.
- Experience in solder alloys including leaded and lead free as well as next gen low temp alloys.
- Experience with flying probe test systems and DFT
- Knowledge of quality tools such as Lean principles, Six Sigma, root cause analysis and corrective action, advanced product quality planning (APQP), metrology, process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA), control plans, and various problem-solving approaches.
- Experience providing hands-on experimental design and execution (Statistical analysis and DOE).