Amazon Satellite Network Engineer Project Kuiper 

United States, Washington 

107829435

As a Satellite/Payload Integration and Test Network Engineer, you will be responsible for the Kuiper system data-path/network verification, support the implementation and validation sign-off of various software interface requirements and modem architectures. You will be working in a collaborative environment with a multi-disciplinary team and 3rd party partners from development to productization of various Kuiper products.
Responsibilities
• Conceptualize and execute a test campaign with specific focus on network functionality and performance. Engage with systems, hardware, and software development engineering teams to accomplish the following in pursuit of network integration and testing: capture requirements, define use cases, work backwards from product strategy.
• End to end network, data and control plane testing to include ground ,satellite and customer terminals.
• Troubleshoot and root cause networking, throughput and packet loss issues across the system
• Support and reproduce on orbit networking and data plane issues in the lab.
• Utilize AWS cloud resources as well as commercial-off-the-shelf test equipment: program, instrument, and automate.
• Draft and maintain high quality documentation for program-level feedback: test verification matrix, status tracking, test runs for record.
• Enhance testing efficiency by automating test execution and analysis.
Positions open in Redmond/San Diego. If hired in San Diego, CA upto 30% travel to Redmond, WA is required.Export Control Requirement:national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the
U.S. as a refugee or granted asylumKey job responsibilities
• Conceptualize and execute a test campaign with specific focus on network functionality and performance. Engage with systems, hardware, and software development engineering teams to accomplish the following in pursuit of network integration and testing: capture requirements, define use cases, work backwards from product strategy.
• End to end network, data and control plane testing to include ground ,satellite and customer terminals.
• Troubleshoot and root cause networking, throughput and packet loss issues across the system
• Support and reproduce on orbit networking and data plane issues in the lab.
• Utilize AWS cloud resources as well as commercial-off-the-shelf test equipment: program, instrument, and automate.
• Draft and maintain high quality documentation for program-level feedback: test verification matrix, status tracking, test runs for record.
• Enhance testing efficiency by automating test execution and analysis.

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of hands-on networking experience
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP,QoS and VLANs
• Strong Linux skills including shell scripting and command-line operations
• Experience with Linux-based networking tools and utilities
• Experience working with the cloud and services (AWS preferred)
• Handson experience with Wireshark, Iperf and other industry standard traffic and analysis tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Master's/PhD degree in computer engineering, computer science, electrical engineering or related discipline.
• Software defined network implementations and network protocol extension
• 3+ years with satellite and/or cellular network testing
• Programming in an object-oriented language (Python preferred)
• Linux system administration experience
• Experience building and maintaining networks, coordinating handoffs, provisioning resources
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, VMware, or Docker/Kubernetes for cloud-based networking.
• Strong knowledge of IPv6 and routing protocols
• Network load testing, stress testing, L2 and L3 testing, L4 through L7 testing