Amazon Senior Antenna Engineer Kuiper Antennas CT 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

101520926

Key job responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for the development and integration of advanced phased array system into products, including:
- Work with a cross-functional team, define antenna requirements.
- Ensure seamless integration between custom ASICs and antenna systems for optimal RF performance.
- Define antenna concepts and requirements during product definition.
- Develop tools for antenna performance analysis in larger systems.
- Champion engineering excellence and innovation, setting a high bar for technical depth, quality, and delivery.
- Build a strong culture of ownership, where engineers are empowered to innovate and challenge assumptions.
- Build and test active phased array prototypes and front-end circuits.
- Influence and define system-level requirements in collaboration with the ASIC, software, systems, and product teams.
Export Control Requirement:A day in the life
As a Senior Antenna Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to conceive and design innovative phased array antennas. You will work closely with Project Kuiper’s various sub-teams and engage third party suppliers in order to drive key aspects of product definition, design, optimization, implementation and test.

- BS degree in EE with RF and antenna coursework or research, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of experience of research and/or development in antenna design
- 3+ years of experience in programming in Matlab, Python or C++
- Experience with one of the mainstream antenna simulation tools (CST, HFSS, FEKO, …)

- MSc or PhD in EE with RF- or antenna-related thesis research
- Strong foundations in antennas: Impedance matching, theoretical and practical limitations of antennas
- Strong foundation in mathematics and physics
- Experience in development of computational tools
- 3+ year of design experience RF building blocks such as filters, hybrids, combiners
- Experience with active RF circuits and front-end design
- Experience in phased array development
- Hands-on experience with phased array calibration, characterization, and over-the-air validation.
- Experience with both planar and volumetric phased arrays, analog/digital beamforming, and unique lattice architectures.