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Optical Network Engineer, Inter-satellite Link Avionics

Amazon

Amazon

IT
Redmond, WA, USA
Posted on Mar 11, 2026

Description

Amazon Leo is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in distributed systems and hardware design.

You will be responsible for development of hardware and systems for optical communication between satellites. You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations. You should be comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity and relish the idea of solving problems that haven't been solved at scale before. Along the way, we guarantee that you will learn a lot, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people.

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
You will be involved in design/prototyping/characterization of hardware to support high speed intersatellite communication links
• You will work with vendors to qualify of commercial, off-the-shelf components, drive development of custom components where needed, to achieve low-cost, light-weight, and reliable systems that meet the performance requirements.
• You will lead the effort to support design verification and qualification testing.
• You will be working with stakeholders to trouble shooting resolve issues and deliver ISL links.
• You will be analyzing large volume data to identify gaps/risks and improve the design